Where does “tvivel” come from?

tvivel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tvifla, from Middle Low German twīvel, from Old Saxon *twīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvivel (Swedish): a doubt

Definitions

  1. a doubt

Ancestry of “tvivel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtviflato doubt, be in doubt
2Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
3Old Saxon*twīfal—
4Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
5Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tvivel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →