Where does “þvo” come from?

þvo (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

þvo (Icelandic): to wash, to do; to wash oneself

Definitions

  1. to wash, to do; to wash oneself

Ancestry of “þvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþváto wash
2Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Old Norse þvá →