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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dott | a dot, point; dot, point |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dott | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duttaz | wisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod... |
Words derived from “dottel”