2009-01-05 dote dote on = be extremely and uncritically fond of: e.g. she doted on her two young children. 「彼女は2人の子供を溺愛した。」語源は Middle English (in the sense 'act or talk foolishly'): related to Middle Dutch doten 'be silly'. オランダ語の"doten"「ばかげた」が語源のようです。