Where does “Zweier” come from?

Zweier (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German zwei, from Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Zweier (Alemannic German): twin

Definitions

  1. twin

Ancestry of “Zweier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwei—
3Old High Germanzwei—
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old High German zwei →