Where does “tweewijverij” come from?

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

tweewijverij (Dutch): bigyny

Definitions

  1. bigyny

Ancestry of “tweewijverij”, step by step

tweewijverij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twee

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

via Dutch wijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijfwoman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;...
2Middle Dutchwijfwoman; wife, married woman
3Old Dutchwīfwoman
4Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Dutch twē →