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Where does “tvivelaktig” come from?

tvivelaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvivel, 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.

tvivelaktig (Swedish): questionable, doubtful, doubted

Definitions

  1. questionable, doubtful, doubted

Ancestry of “tvivelaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvivela doubt
2Old Swedishtvifla—
3Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
4Old Saxon*twīfal—
5Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
6Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tvivelaktig”

  • otvivelaktig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →