Where does “tveir” come from?

tveir (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tveir (Faroese): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “tveir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetveirtwo
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Old Norse tveir →