Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “þva” come from?

þva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

þva (Old Swedish): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “þva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþváto wash
2Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
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