Where does “dulur” come from?

dulur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dulr, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dulur (Icelandic): reticent, reserved

Definitions

  1. reticent, reserved

Ancestry of “dulur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedulr—
2Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
3Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →