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Where does “dwan” come from?

dwan (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dwan (Old Frisian): Alternative spelling of dwā

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dwā

Ancestry of “dwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dwan”

  • düünj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →