Where does “doln” come from?
doln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dolēn, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
Ancestry of “doln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | dolēn | to endure |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þolēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
Words derived from “doln”