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Where does “tweys-” come from?

tweys- (Proto-Indo-European): to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Definitions

  1. to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Words derived from “tweys-”

  • whittle
  • whittler
  • thwaite
  • Allithwaite
  • thwite
  • thwait
  • whittel
  • thwitel
  • thwiten
  • þwītan
  • þwītaną
  • þwaitą
  • þveit