Where does “Dvalinn” come from?

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

Dvalinn (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Dvalinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedvalato delay, put off
2Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Old Norse dvala →