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Where does “outdwell” come from?

outdwell (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

outdwell (English): To dwell or stay beyond

Definitions

  1. To dwell or stay beyond

Ancestry of “outdwell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdwellA period of time in which a system or component...
2Middle Englishdwellento dwell; to reside; to live
3Old Englishdwellanto mislead, deceive; to hinder; to err, go astray
4Proto-West Germanic*dwalljan—
5Proto-Germanicdwaljanąto be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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