Where does “twee” come from?

twee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch twee, from Middle Dutch twêe, from Old Dutch twē, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twee (Afrikaans): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtweetwo
2Middle Dutchtwêetwo
3Old Dutchtwē—
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Dutch twē →