Where does “indweller” come from?
indweller (English) comes from English indwell, from English dwell, from Middle English dwellen, from Old English dwellan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic dwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
indweller (English): One who dwells in a place; an inhabitant
Definitions
- One who dwells in a place; an inhabitant
Ancestry of “indweller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indwell | To exist within, especially as a spirit or... |
| 2 | English | dwell | A period of time in which a system or component... |
| 3 | Middle English | dwellen | to dwell; to reside; to live |
| 4 | Old English | dwellan | to mislead, deceive; to hinder; to err, go astray |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dwalljan | to be confused, perplex |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwaljaną | to be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |