dodu

Auguste Scheler cautiously suggests that it belongs 'without doubt' to the Old French 'dondé' from which 'dondon' is derived. He cites Diez, who links it to the Latin 'dotatus', dismissing this hypothesis to propose the Frisian 'dodd' ('block, mass') or the root 'dod' of 'dodiner' or 'dodeliner', emphasizing that plumpness causes swaying.