Where does “dulled” come from?
dulled (Middle English) comes from Middle English dollen, 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-.
Ancestry of “dulled”, step by step
dulled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dollen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dollen | to make or become blunt or dull; to make or... |
| 2 | Middle English | dull | — |
| 3 | Old English | dol | foolish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |
via Middle English dullen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dullen | to make dull |