Where does “thwite” come from?

thwite (English) comes from Middle English thwiten, from Old English þwītan, from Proto-Germanic þwītaną, from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

thwite (English): To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle

Definitions

  1. To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle

Ancestry of “thwite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthwitento whittle
2Old Englishþwītanto cut, cut off; to thwite; cut; cut off; to...
3Proto-Germanicþwītanąto split
4Proto-Indo-Europeantweys-to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwītaną →Every word from Old English þwītan →