Where does “Zweifel” come from?

Zweifel (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German zwīvel, from Old High German zwīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Zweifel (Hunsrik): doubt

Definitions

  1. doubt

Ancestry of “Zweifel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwīvel—
2Old High Germanzwīfaltwo-fold
3Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
4Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →