þvo

Icelandic

/θvɔː/

verb
Definitions
  • to wash, to do (laundry)
  • (reflexive) to wash oneself

Etymology

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

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