tvätt

Swedish

noun

Definitions

laundry (dirty clothes)
a wash (the act of washing)

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
bil Swedish
biltvätt Swedish
hjärna Swedish
hjärntvätt Swedish
kem Swedish
kemtvätt Swedish
tvätta Swedish
*þvǫttr Old Norse
þváttr Old Norse
þvottur Icelandic
vaht Estonian
*vakto Proto-Finnic