Where does “toalla” come from?

toalla (Old Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish þwahilu, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

Ancestry of “toalla”, step by step

toalla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin toallia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintoalliatowel, washcloth
2Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
3Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

via Frankish thwahillja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishthwahillja—

Words derived from “toalla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Medieval Latin toallia →