Where does “tvifla” come from?

tvifla (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German twīvel, from Old Saxon *twīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvifla (Old Swedish): to doubt, be in doubt

Definitions

  1. to doubt, be in doubt

Ancestry of “tvifla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
2Old Saxon*twīfal—
3Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
4Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tvifla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →