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Where does “twoness” come from?

twoness (English) comes 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.

twoness (English): The state or condition of being two; duality;...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being two; duality;...

Ancestry of “twoness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;...
2Middle Englishtwo—
3Old Englishtwātwo
4Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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