Where does “dwalm” come from?

dwalm (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

dwalm (Old Saxon): benumbment, bemusement, confusion

Definitions

  1. benumbment, bemusement, confusion

Ancestry of “dwalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →