Where does “tvåhövdad” come from?

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

tvåhövdad (Swedish): two-headed (having two heads)

Definitions

  1. two-headed (having two heads)

Ancestry of “tvåhövdad”, 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 →