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Where does “doten” come from?

doten (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German doten — to be foolish.

doten (Middle English): To be or become or foolish, deranged or insane;...

Definitions

  1. To be or become or foolish, deranged or insane;...

Ancestry of “doten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandotento be foolish

Words derived from “doten”

  • doting
  • dote
  • dotage
  • doty
  • dotard
  • doited
  • dotingly
  • dotterel
  • doter
  • dotest
  • doteth
  • dotish
  • dotel
  • dotardly
  • dodipole
  • dotery
  • dotary
  • fordote
  • dotingness
  • dote
  • dotage
  • dotard
  • dotynge
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