Talk:doldrums

Source for Gaelic etymology?
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...?
 * Etymonline also lists the same etymology as you give above. --Lundgren8 (t · c) 21:51, 10 November 2011 (UTC)


 * 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)