tvätta
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to wash (to clean with water)
- (reflexive) wash; to clean oneself
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þváttr derived from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þwahtuz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *þwahtuz Proto-Germanic
- björn Swedish
- bräda Swedish
- maskin Swedish
- medel Swedish
- tvätt Swedish
- tvättbjörn Swedish
- tvättbräda Swedish
- tvätterska Swedish
- tvättmaskin Swedish
- tvättmedel Swedish
- *þvǫttr Old Norse
- þváttr Old Norse
- þvottur Icelandic
- vaht Estonian
- *vakto Proto-Finnic