Where does “two-facedly” come from?

two-facedly (English) comes from English two-faced, from English two, from Middle English two, from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

two-facedly (English): In a two-faced manner

Definitions

  1. In a two-faced manner

Ancestry of “two-facedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtwo-facedhaving two faces or plane surfaces; deceitful,...
2EnglishtwoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;...
3Middle Englishtwotwo
4Old Englishtwātwo
5Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
6Proto-West Germanictwai-two
7Proto-Germanictwaitwo
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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