Where does “zwei” come from?
zwei (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
zwei (Alemannic German): two
Ancestry of “zwei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zwei | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zwei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “zwei”