Where does “dolen” come from?
dolen (Old Occitan) comes from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
dolen (Old Occitan): sad
Ancestry of “dolen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dolēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | doleō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |