Where does “dvelja” come from?

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

dvelja (Old Norse): to remain, stay, to delay; to delay, tarry

Definitions

  1. to remain, stay, to delay; to delay, tarry

Ancestry of “dvelja”, 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 “dvelja”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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