Where does “dweile” come from?

dweile (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thweila, from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu, from Proto-West Germanic -ilu, from Proto-Nguni lú-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́- — Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...

Ancestry of “dweile”, step by step

dweile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch thweila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthweila—
2Proto-West Germanicþwahilutowel, washcloth
3Proto-West Germanic-ilu—
4Proto-Ngunilú-Class 11 subject concord; Class 11 object concord
5Proto-Bantudʊ́-Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...

via Old Dutch thwāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthwālatowel, washcloth
2Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ilu →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þwahilu →