Where does “dwaen” come from?

dwaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thwān, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

dwaen (Middle Dutch): to wash, to clean; to rinse

Definitions

  1. to wash, to clean; to rinse

Ancestry of “dwaen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthwānto wash, to clean
2Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Old Dutch thwān →