Where does “twijfelen” come from?

twijfelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch twivelen, from Old Saxon twiflon, from Proto-West Germanic *twīflōn — to doubt.

twijfelen (Dutch): to doubt

Definitions

  1. to doubt

Ancestry of “twijfelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtwivelento doubt, to be uncertain; to hesitate
2Old Saxontwiflonto doubt
3Proto-West Germanic*twīflōnto doubt

Words derived from “twijfelen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *twīflōn →Every word from Old Saxon twiflon →Every word from Middle Dutch twivelen →
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