Where does “twivelen” come from?

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

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

twivelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon twiflon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontwiflonto doubt
2Proto-West Germanic*twīflōnto doubt

via Old Dutch twīvalon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtwīvalon—

Words derived from “twivelen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *twīflōn →Every word from Old Saxon twiflon →