Where does “thwait” come from?

thwait (Middle English) comes from Old Norse þveit, from Proto-Germanic þwaitą, from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Ancestry of “thwait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþveita clearing
2Proto-Germanicþwaitą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantweys-to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Words derived from “thwait”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwaitą →Every word from Old Norse þveit →