Where does “Zwächele” come from?

Zwächele (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German dwahila, from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu, from Proto-West Germanic -ilu, from Proto-Nguni lú-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́- — Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...

Zwächele (Alemannic German): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “Zwächele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandwahila—
2Proto-West Germanicþwahilutowel, washcloth
3Proto-West Germanic-ilu—
4Proto-Ngunilú-Class 11 subject concord; Class 11 object concord
5Proto-Bantudʊ́-Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ilu →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu →