Where does “tjwöött” come from?
tjwöött (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þvǫ́ttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tjwöött (Westrobothnian): to wash
Definitions
- to wash
Ancestry of “tjwöött”, step by step
tjwöött traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse þvǫ́ttr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þvǫ́ttr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old Norse þvætta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þvætta | — |