Where does “dot” come from?

dot (Middle English) comes from Old English dott, from Proto-West Germanic *dott, from Proto-Germanic duttaz — wisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod...

Ancestry of “dot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdotta dot, point; dot, point
2Proto-West Germanic*dott
3Proto-Germanicduttazwisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod...

Words derived from “dot

Every word from Proto-Germanic duttazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *dottEvery word from Old English dott
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