Where does “tweeloops” come from?

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

tweeloops (Dutch): double-barreled

Definitions

  1. double-barreled

Ancestry of “tweeloops”, step by step

tweeloops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch loop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloopcourse, duration; a river course; course of a...
2Middle Dutchlôop—
3Old Dutchlōp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →