Where does “tuáille” come from?

tuáille (Irish) comes 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.

tuáille (Irish): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “tuáille”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tuáille”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Medieval Latin toallia →