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
Ancestry of “twi-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | twi- | — |
| 2 | Old English | twī- | two, double; double |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twī- | two-, double- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twi-”