Where does “þvǫ́ttr” come from?
þvǫ́ttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “þvǫ́ttr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “þvǫ́ttr”