English
Twatt
Twatt comes from Old Norse þveit ‘small parcel of land’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *þwaitō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þwaitōreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þveit‘small parcel of land’
- EnglishtodayTwatt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þwaitōreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þveit‘small parcel of land’
- EnglishtodayTwatt
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *þwaitō
Today it means
name A settlement in Birsay civil parish, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY270242).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þwaitō / Twatt