Where does “kvissel” come from?

kvissel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kvísl, from Proto-Germanic twīsilō.

kvissel (Norwegian Nynorsk): branch, arm of a river

Definitions

  1. branch, arm of a river

Ancestry of “kvissel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvíslfork
2Proto-Germanictwīsilō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twīsilō →Every word from Old Norse kvísl →