Where does “dult” come from?

dult (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-.

dult (Middle English): dulled

Definitions

  1. dulled

Ancestry of “dult”, step by step

dult traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdollento make or become blunt or dull; to make or...
2Middle Englishdull—
3Old Englishdolfoolish
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

via Middle English dullen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdullento make dull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →