tvål

Swedish

noun

Definitions

soap

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þváll (soap) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwahlą (bathing) inherited from Old Norse þvá (wash) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (wash).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þwahaną

Gloss

wash

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*þwahaną Proto-Germanic
*þwahlą Proto-Germanic
fat Swedish
tvålfat Swedish
þvá Old Norse
þváll Old Norse
þvo Icelandic
tváa Faroese
𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 Gothic
𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌻 Gothic
*þwahan gmw-pro
thwan Old Dutch
thwān Old Dutch
thwahan Old Saxon
þva Old Swedish
*þwahilu Frankish

fat
tvålfat