Where does “Twiewel” come from?

Twiewel (Plautdietsch) 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.

Twiewel (Plautdietsch): doubt, disbelief

Definitions

  1. doubt, disbelief

Ancestry of “Twiewel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
2Old Saxon*twīfal—
3Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
4Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →
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