Where does “Zweiwel” come from?

Zweiwel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zwīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Zweiwel (Luxembourgish): doubt

Definitions

  1. doubt

Ancestry of “Zweiwel”, step by step

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