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Where does “þwahan” come from?

þwahan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

þwahan (Proto-West Germanic): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “þwahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

Words derived from “þwahan”

  • towel
  • dishtowel
  • towelette
  • towelhead
  • towelless
  • towellike
  • towelheaded
  • toallia
  • tobaja
  • toalla
  • toallita
  • tovaglietta
  • tovaglia
  • touaille
  • toalha
  • タオル
  • タオルケット
  • dweilen
  • dweilorkest
  • afdweilen
  • dweil
  • towel
  • towayle
  • towail
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