Where does “tweede” come from?

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

tweede (Dutch): second, number two

Definitions

  1. second, number two

Ancestry of “tweede”, step by step

tweede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch tweede

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

via Middle Dutch tweeste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtweeste—

Words derived from “tweede”

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