Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “dol” come from?

dol (Middle English) comes from Old English dāl, from Proto-Germanic dailą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdālpart, portion; portion, share, division,...
2Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “dol”

  • dole
  • dolesome
  • doleite
  • dole bludger
  • dolesomely
  • dolesomeness
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