Where does “dollen” come from?
dollen (Middle English) comes from Middle English dull, from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.
dollen (Middle English): to make or become blunt or dull; to make or...
Definitions
- to make or become blunt or dull; to make or...
Ancestry of “dollen”, step by step
dollen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dull | — |
| 2 | Old English | dol | foolish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |
via Middle English dwal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dwal | stupid |
via Middle English dul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dul | dull |