Where does “dollen” come from?
dollen (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami doallat, from Proto-Samic toalëtēk — to hold.
dollen (Northern Sami): first-person singular past indicative of doallat
Definitions
- first-person singular past indicative of doallat
Ancestry of “dollen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | doallat | to hold; to keep back, to resist; to keep from |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | toalëtēk | to hold |