Reconstruction:Old Dutch/thwala

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • *thwēla
  • *thweila

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwahilu, *þwahilā.

Noun

*thwāla f

  1. towel, washcloth

Inflection

Declension of *thwāla (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *thwāla *thwāla, *thwālon
accusative *thwāla, *thwālon *thwāla, *thwālon
genitive *thwālon *thwālono
dative *thwālon *thwālon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: *dweile, dwâle, dwêle, dwâel

References

“*thwāl”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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