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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þveit | a clearing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þwaitą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tweys- | to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,... |
Words derived from “thwait”