Where does “doell” come from?
doell (Middle English) comes from German doll, from Middle High German dol, from Middle Low German dol, from Old Saxon dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.
doell (Middle English): dole
Ancestry of “doell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | doll | firm, hard, forceful, strong; good, great,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dol | mine |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dol | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dol | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |