Where does “tuáilléadach” come from?

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

tuáilléadach (Irish): terry cloth

Definitions

  1. terry cloth

Ancestry of “tuáilléadach”, step by step

tuáilléadach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tuáille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtuáilletowel
2Middle Irishtuáille—
3Middle EnglishtowelAlternative form of towayle
4Old Frenchtoailletowel
5Medieval Latintoalliatowel, washcloth
6Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
7Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

via Irish éadach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishéadachcloth; sail; clothes, clothing
2Old Irishétachverbal noun of in·tuigethar; covering, raiment,...
3Old Irishétjealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...
4Proto-Celticyantusjealousy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Medieval Latin toallia →