Where does “twīvel” come from?

twīvel (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *twīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twīvel (Middle Low German): doubt

Definitions

  1. doubt

Ancestry of “twīvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*twīfal—
2Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
3Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twīvel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →