Where does “dottel” come from?

dottel (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 “dottel”, 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 “dottel

Every word from Proto-Germanic duttaz