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· Proto-Germanic
*þwītaną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*þwītaną
, most common first.
whittle
A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.
thwite
To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.