Where does “dvelja” come from?
dvelja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dvelja, from Proto-Germanic dwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
dvelja (Icelandic): to stay, to remain, to dwell; to delay
Definitions
- to stay, to remain, to dwell; to delay
Ancestry of “dvelja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | dvelja | to remain, stay, to delay; to delay, tarry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dwaljaną | to be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |