Etymology

dollarize

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Today it means: To undergo dollarization; to start using the dollar as currency. Full definition →

English dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. English todaydollarize

From dollar + -ize.

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