Where does “dwelian” come from?

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

dwelian (Old English): to err, to go astray; to deceive, to lead astray

Definitions

  1. to err, to go astray; to deceive, to lead astray

Ancestry of “dwelian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdwelanto be lead astray, to err
2Proto-Germanicdwelanąto go astray
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰwelH-to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid

Words derived from “dwelian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwelaną →Every word from Old English dwelan →