Where does “þwītaną” come from?

þwītaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

þwītaną (Proto-Germanic): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “þwītaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þwītaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tweys-
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