Where does “twee” come from?

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

twee (Dutch): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtwêetwo
2Old Dutchtwē—
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-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 →