Where does “zwīvel” come from?
zwīvel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zwīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “zwīvel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zwīfal | two-fold |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | twīfl | doubt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twīflaz | doubt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “zwīvel”