Where does “dol” come from?

dol (Indonesian) comes from Dutch dol, from Old Dutch dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dol (Indonesian): a type of conical drum from Bengkulu

Definitions

  1. a type of conical drum from Bengkulu

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdolcrazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...
2Old Dutchdol—
3Proto-West Germanic*dol—
4Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →