Where does “dull” come from?

dull (Yola) comes from Middle English dul, from Old English dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dull (Yola): mad

Definitions

  1. mad

Ancestry of “dull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishduldull
2Old Englishdolfoolish
3Proto-West Germanic*dol—
4Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
5Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →
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