twivel

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch twīval, from Proto-West Germanic *twīfl.

Noun[edit]

twivel m

  1. doubt, uncertainty
  2. ambiguity
  3. desperation, hopelessness

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: twijfel
  • Limburgish: twiefel

Further reading[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian twīfel, from Proto-Germanic *twīflaz.

Noun[edit]

twivel c (plural twivels)

  1. doubt

Further reading[edit]

  • twivel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011