Where does “dylu” come from?

dylu (Welsh) comes from Welsh dwl, from Middle English dulle.

dylu (Welsh): ought, should

Definitions

  1. ought, should

Ancestry of “dylu”, step by step

dylu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dwl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdwldull, stupid; zany, crazy; dullard, dull person
2Middle Englishdulle—

via Proto-Celtic dligeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdligetito be indebted, to be owed
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to
Every word from Middle English dulle →Every word from Welsh dwl →