Etymology

dwalm

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Today it means: A swoon; a sudden sickness. Full definition →

Old English dwolma ← Proto-Germanic *dwalaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*dwalaz“confused, stunned”
  2. Old English · inherited fromdwolma“confusion”
  3. English todaydwalm

From Old English dwolma (“confusion”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“confused, stunned”).

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