Where does “dwellen” come from?

dwellen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dwellen, from Proto-Germanic dwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dwellen (Middle Dutch): to make stray, to put on the wrong track; to...

Definitions

  1. to make stray, to put on the wrong track; to...

Ancestry of “dwellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdwellen—
2Proto-Germanicdwaljanąto be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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