English

indwell

From in- + dwell.

A compound of in- + dwell

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-

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Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną ‘to hold up, delay’

Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan ‘to hold up, delay’

Old English dwellan ‘to mislead, deceive’

Middle English dwellen ‘delay, live, remain, persist’

English dwell

Today it means

verb To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.

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