Where does “tvivlare” come from?

tvivlare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvivla, 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.

tvivlare (Swedish): doubter

Definitions

  1. doubter

Ancestry of “tvivlare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvivlato doubt, to be in doubt
2Swedishtvivela doubt
3Old Swedishtviflato doubt, be in doubt
4Middle Low Germantwīveldoubt
5Old Saxon*twīfal—
6Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
7Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl →