Where does “tvättlina” come from?

tvättlina (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvätt, from Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tvättlina (Swedish): clothesline

Definitions

  1. clothesline

Ancestry of “tvättlina”, step by step

tvättlina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvättlaundry; a wash
2Old Norseþváttrthe act of washing, laundry, washing
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish lina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlinaa wire, a rope, a line
2Old Norselína—
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz →
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