Where does “swy” come from?

swy (English) comes from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

swy (English): A two-shilling coin; Two-up; A two-year prison...

Definitions

  1. A two-shilling coin; Two-up; A two-year prison...

Ancestry of “swy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →