Where does “dvale” come from?

dvale (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dvala, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dvale (Norwegian Bokmål): hibernation; lethargy, torpor

Definitions

  1. hibernation; lethargy, torpor

Ancestry of “dvale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedvalato delay, put off
2Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

Words derived from “dvale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Old Norse dvala →