Where does “dvala” come from?

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

dvala (Swedish): lethargy, torpor, coma

Definitions

  1. lethargy, torpor, coma

Ancestry of “dvala”, 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 →