Where does “dwalian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dwalian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdwalōnąTo withhold; hesitate; delay
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰwelH-to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid

Words derived from “dwalian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalōną →
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