English
Tvedt
Tvedt comes from Norwegian Tvedt, from Old Norse þveit ‘a clearing’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þwaitō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þwaitōreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þveit‘a clearing’
- NorwegianmodernTvedt
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þwaitōreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þveit‘a clearing’
- NorwegianmodernTvedt
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *þwaitō
Today it means
name A surname from Norwegian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þwaitō / Tvedt