Where does “zwöi” come from?

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

zwöi (Alemannic German): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “zwöi”, step by step

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