Where does “dwellen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dwellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwaljanąto be confused, perplex; to hold up, delay
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dwellen

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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