towel

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Konzepte

Handtuch ''n'' -s

Tenugui

japanisches Handtuch

-tücher

Frottiertuch

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈtaʊ(ə)l/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (modern French touaille), Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Cognate with Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (modern dialectal German Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“towel”), dweil (“mop”), Low German Dweel (“towel”), Old English þwǣle (“band; ribbon; fillet”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”).

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