Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “þwaitą” come from?

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

Ancestry of “þwaitą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þwaitą”

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