þváttr
Old Norse
/ˈθwaːtːʐ/, /ˈθvɔːtːr̩/
noun
Definitions
- the act of washing, laundry, washing
Etymology
Inherited 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
- biltvätt Swedish
- hjärntvätt Swedish
- kemtvätt Swedish
- tvätt Swedish
- tvätta Swedish
- tvättbjörn Swedish
- tvättbräda Swedish
- tvätterska Swedish
- tvättmaskin Swedish
- tvättmedel Swedish
- *þvǫttr Old Norse
- heilaþvottur Icelandic
- þvottabjörn Icelandic
- þvottasnúra Icelandic
- þvottur Icelandic
- vaht Estonian
- *vakto Proto-Finnic