Where does “dwalen” come from?

dwalen (Middle English) comes from Old English dwalian, from Proto-Germanic dwalōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwelH- — to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid.

dwalen (Middle English): to poison

Definitions

  1. to poison

Ancestry of “dwalen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdwalian—
2Proto-GermanicdwalōnąTo withhold; hesitate; delay
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰwelH-to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalōną →Every word from Old English dwalian →