Where does “tweedonker” come from?

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

tweedonker (Dutch): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “tweedonker”, step by step

tweedonker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch donker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdonkerdark; darkness, the dark
2Middle Dutchdonker—
3Old Dutchdunkal—
4Proto-Germanicdunkalazdark
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Dutch twē →