Words that come from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu

34 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu — including towel, dishtowel, towelette, towelhead, towelless, towellike, touaille, dweil.

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English (7)

Dutch (4)

Middle English (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Japanese (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Irish (2)

Middle French (2)

French (1)

Fiji Hindi (1)

Korean (1)

Old French (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Swahili (1)

Middle Irish (1)

Galician (1)