Etymology

indwell

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Today it means: To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force. Full definition →

English dwell ← Middle English dwellen ← Old Norse dveljainflu.
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwel-
  9. Proto-Germanic*dwalaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*dwaljaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*dwalljan
  12. Old Englishdwellan
  13. Old Norsedveljainflu.
  14. Middle Englishdwellen
  15. Englishdwell
  16. English todayindwell

From in- + dwell.

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