Where does “dwale” come from?

dwale (English) comes from Middle English dwale, from Old Norse dvala, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dwale (English): a sleeping-potion, especially one made from...

Definitions

  1. a sleeping-potion, especially one made from...

Ancestry of “dwale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdwaledazed, stupor; deception, trickery; delusion;...
2Old Norsedvalato delay, put off
3Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Old Norse dvala →