Where does “tweefrontenoorlog” come from?

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

tweefrontenoorlog (Dutch): two-front war war fought on two separate fronts

Definitions

  1. two-front war war fought on two separate fronts

Ancestry of “tweefrontenoorlog”, step by step

tweefrontenoorlog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfrontfront
2Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
3Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Dutch twē →