English

semidull

From semi- + dull.

Formed from semi- + dull

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-

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Proto-Germanic *dulaz ‘confused, stunned’

Proto-West Germanic *dol

Old English dol ‘dull, foolish, erring, heretical’

Middle English dull

English dull

Today it means

adj Partly or somewhat dull in appearance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / semidull