tu̯ak-2

English meaning to bathe

German meaning `baden'

Grammatical comments

General comments

Derivatives

Material Apr. twaxtan `Badequast' (*tu̯akstom);

got. þwahan, þwōh, aisl. þvā, ags. ðwēan `baden', ahd. dwahan, dwōg, twuog `waschen', aisl. þvāttr (*þwahtu-) `das Waschen' usw.; aisl. þvál n. `Seife', got. þwahl n. `Bad', ahd. dwahal ds., ags. ðwéal m. n. `Waschen'; as. twahila f. `Handtuch', ahd. dwahila m. ds., fränk. *thwahlja ds., daraus frz. touaille, woraus engl. towel.

References WP. I 747, Trautmann 333, Johannesson 451.