Where does “dol” come from?

dol (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German dol, from Old Saxon dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dol (Middle High German): mine

Definitions

  1. mine

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandol—
2Old Saxondol—
3Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

Words derived from “dol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →