Where does “dolle” come from?

dolle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *tholl, from Old English þoll, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.

Ancestry of “dolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*tholl—
2Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
3Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

Words derived from “dolle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þullaz →Every word from Old English þoll →