Where does “Tweed” come from?
Tweed (German) 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.
Tweed (German): tweed cloth
Definitions
- tweed cloth
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 |