Where does “dwelan” come from?
dwelan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic dwelaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwelH- — to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid.
dwelan (Old Dutch): to wander
Ancestry of “dwelan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dwelaną | to go astray |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwelH- | to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid |