Where does “tvål” come from?

tvål (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish thval, from Old Norse þvál.

tvål (Swedish): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “tvål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishthvalsoap
2Old Norseþvál—

Words derived from “tvål”

Every word from Old Norse þvál →Every word from Old Swedish thval →