Where does “tway” come from?
tway (English) comes from Middle English tweye, from Old English twēġe, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tway (English): Two
Ancestry of “tway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tweye | — |
| 2 | Old English | twēġe | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |