Where does “tweeklank” come from?
tweeklank (Dutch) comes from Dutch twee, from Middle Dutch twêe, from Old Dutch twē, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tweeklank (Dutch): A diphthong
Ancestry of “tweeklank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | twee | two |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | twêe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | twē | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |