Where does “dole” come from?

dole (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian doł, from Proto-Slavic dolъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰal-.

dole (Lower Sorbian): locative singular of doł

Definitions

  1. locative singular of doł

Ancestry of “dole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiandołvalley; depression, pit
2Proto-Slavicdolъvalley; depression, pit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰal-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dolъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian doł →