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

Definitions

  1. A diphthong

Ancestry of “tweeklank”, step by step

tweeklank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch klank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchklankA sound
2Middle Dutchclanc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →