dwaling
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- (legal) mistake, error
- (figuratively) unorthodox opinion, heresy
- (literally) wandering
Etymology
Suffix from Dutch, Flemish dwalen (wander, err, roam).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
dwalen
Gloss
wander, err, roam
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afdwalen Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalgast Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalgeest Dutch, Flemish
- dwaallicht Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalspoor Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalster Dutch, Flemish
- dwalen Dutch, Flemish
- verdwalen Dutch, Flemish
- dwalen Middle Dutch
- dwaal Afrikaans