Where does “toweled” come from?

toweled (English) comes from English towel, from Middle English towayle, from Old French toaille, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish þwahilu, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

toweled (English): simple past tense and past participle of towel

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of towel

Ancestry of “toweled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtowelA cloth used for wiping, especially one used for...
2Middle EnglishtowayleA cloth for washing; a towel or washcloth; A...
3Old Frenchtoailletowel
4Medieval Latintoalliatowel, washcloth
5Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
6Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

Words derived from “toweled

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną
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