Where does “dol” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondol
2Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
3Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-

Words derived from “dol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalazEvery word from Proto-Germanic dulaz