Where does “doele” come from?

doele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch duola, from Proto-Germanic dōlijǭ — small valley, hollow.

doele (Middle Dutch): ditch that separated two fields

Definitions

  1. ditch that separated two fields

Ancestry of “doele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchduola
2Proto-Germanicdōlijǭsmall valley, hollow
Every word from Proto-Germanic dōlijǭEvery word from Old Dutch duola