Where does “twi-coloured” come from?

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

twi-coloured (English): Consisting of two colours; two-coloured

Definitions

  1. Consisting of two colours; two-coloured

Ancestry of “twi-coloured”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtwi-two; double, both
2Middle Englishtwi-—
3Old Englishtwī-two, double; double
4Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Old English twī- →