Where does “tvåa” come from?

tvåa (Swedish) comes from Swedish två, from Old Swedish þva, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

tvåa (Swedish): two; the digit "2"; second-grader; pupil in the...

Definitions

  1. two; the digit "2"; second-grader; pupil in the...

Ancestry of “tvåa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvåtwo; to wash; to cleanse oneself of accusations
2Old Swedishþvato wash
3Old Norseþváto wash
4Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Old Norse þvá →Every word from Old Swedish þva →