Where does “dolgielp” come from?

dolgielp (Old English) comes from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dolgielp (Old English): foolish pride, vainglory

Definitions

  1. foolish pride, vainglory

Ancestry of “dolgielp”, step by step

dolgielp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdolfoolish
2Proto-West Germanic*dol—
3Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

via Old English ġielp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġielpboasting, arrogance, pride
2Proto-Germanic*gelp—
3Proto-Germanicgelpąboasting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →
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