Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *dwaljanąScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_dwaljaną
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*dʰwelh₂-to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl
verbWeak class 1to be confused, perplexto hold up, delayFrom *dwalaz (‘confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad’) + *-(i)janą(causative suffix forming Weak class 1 verbs), also conflated with *dwelaną (‘to err’) + *-(i)janą(causative suffix forming Weak class 1 verbs). Both are ultimately from the same origin, Proto-Indo-European root *dʰwelh₂- (‘to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl’).