Where does “tvivl” come from?

tvivl (Danish) comes from Middle Low German twīvel, from Old Saxon *twīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvivl (Danish): doubt

Definitions

  1. doubt

Ancestry of “tvivl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
2Old Saxon*twīfal—
3Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
4Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tvivl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →
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