Where does “twå” come from?

twå (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse tvá, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twå (Elfdalian): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetvámasculine accusative of tveir
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Norse tvá →