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Where does “þveit” come from?

þveit (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þwaitą, from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

þveit (Old Norse): a clearing

Definitions

  1. a clearing

Ancestry of “þveit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwaitą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantweys-to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Words derived from “þveit”

  • thwaite
  • Allithwaite
  • thwait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tweys- →