Where does “toalla” come from?

toalla (Galician) comes from Old French toaille, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish þwahilu, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

toalla (Galician): towel; tablecloth

Definitions

  1. towel; tablecloth

Ancestry of “toalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtoailletowel
2Medieval Latintoalliatowel, washcloth
3Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
4Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Medieval Latin toallia →