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
- Any contest or struggle between two people or...
Ancestry of “tweestrijd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | twee | two |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | twêe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | twē | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |