Where does “dwâle” come from?

dwâle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thwāla, from Frankish þwahilu, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

dwâle (Middle Dutch): cloth

Definitions

  1. cloth

Ancestry of “dwâle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthwālatowel, washcloth
2Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
3Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

Words derived from “dwâle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Old Dutch thwāla →