Where does “tweestrijd” come from?

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

tweestrijd (Dutch): Any contest or struggle between two people or...

Definitions

  1. Any contest or struggle between two people or...

Ancestry of “tweestrijd”, step by step

tweestrijd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch strijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrijdfight; battle; conflict
2Middle Dutchstrijt—
3Old Dutchstrīt—
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Dutch twē →