Where does “dvala” come from?

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

dvala (Old Norse): to delay, put off

Definitions

  1. to delay, put off

Ancestry of “dvala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-

Words derived from “dvala

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz
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