| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|
| English |
| Old English | þwēal | washing, laundry; soap, ointment | n.masc | IEW ASD LRC |
| Old English | þwēan, þwōh, þwōgon, þwogen | to wash, bathe, cleanse | vb.str | IEW ASD LRC |
| Middle English | towaille | towel | n | W7 LRC |
| English | towel | absorbent cloth for wiping/drying | n | IEW W7 LRC |
| West Germanic |
| Old Saxon | twahila | towel | n.fem | IEW LRC |
| Old High German | dwahan | to wash | vb | IEW LRC |
| Old High German | dwahila | towel | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| North Germanic |
| Old Norse | þvá | to wash, bathe | vb | LRC |
| Old Icelandic | þvál | soap | n | IEW LRC |
| Old Icelandic | þváttr | washing, laundry | n | IEW LRC |
| Swedish | tvål | soap | n | TLL LRC |
| East Germanic |
| Gothic | þwahan | to bathe | vb | IEW LRC |
| Italic |
| Old French | toaille | towel | n | W7 LRC |
| French | touaille | towel | n | IEW LRC |