Talk:doldrums

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Source for Gaelic etymology?

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The current version claims a Gaelic origin for this word. But, the OED has it as a derivative of "dull" -- no mention of Gaelic there. Is there a source for the Gaelic claim...? — This unsigned comment was added by Wikiscient (talkcontribs) at 21:08, 29 April 2010 (UTC).Reply

Etymonline also lists the same etymology as you give above. --Lundgren8 (t · c) 21:51, 10 November 2011 (UTC)Reply
A somewhat old, large Merriam-Webster has it such:
  • doldrum [prob. akin to OE dol foolish, silly — more at DULL]
  • dull [ME dul, dulle; akin to OE dol foolish, OHG tol foolish, ON dul concealment, conceit, Goth dwals foolish, OIr dall blind, Gk tholeros muddy, troubled, and prob. to L fumus smoke — more at FUME]
where:
  • OE Old English
  • OHG Old High German
  • ON Old Norse
  • Goth Gothic
  • OIr Old Irish
  • Gk Greek
  • L Latin
One of the synonyms of DULL is DOLTISH.
--Jerome Potts (talk) 23:19, 9 August 2013 (UTC)Reply