Where does “tvivlsom” come from?

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

tvivlsom (Danish): doubtful, dubious

Definitions

  1. doubtful, dubious

Ancestry of “tvivlsom”, step by step

tvivlsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tvivl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtvivldoubt
2Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
3Old Saxon*twīfal—
4Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
5Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Danish søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsømseam; nail
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “tvivlsom”

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