Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dulaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *dwulaz, zero-grade form of *dwalaz. Related to Old Irish dall (blind), Latvian dulls (crazy, furious).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

*dulaz

  1. confused, stunned
  2. foolish, misled, mad

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

Probably because of the phonetic influence of the preceding -w- and the similarity in meaning, descendants from this term are not always distinguishable from those of *dwalaz. The following lists descendants that do not have -w-.

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN