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Where does “twivelen” come from?

twivelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon twiflon, from Proto-West Germanic *twīflōn.

twivelen (Middle Dutch): to doubt, to be uncertain; to hesitate

Definitions

  1. to doubt, to be uncertain; to hesitate

Ancestry of “twivelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontwiflon—
2Proto-West Germanic*twīflōn—

Words derived from “twivelen”

  • twijfelen
  • betwijfelen
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