Where does “twi-” come from?

twi- (English) comes from Middle English twi-, from Old English twī-, from Proto-Germanic twī-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twi- (English): two; double, both

Definitions

  1. two; double, both

Ancestry of “twi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtwi-—
2Old Englishtwī-two, double; double
3Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twi-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Old English twī- →