Etymology

dwaal

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Today it means: A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state Full definition →

Afrikaans dwaal
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromdwaal“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”
  2. English todaydwaal

From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.

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