Where does “tweed” come from?
tweed (Dutch) comes from English Tweed — a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England.
Ancestry of “tweed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tweed | a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England |