Where does “tvinnur” come from?
tvinnur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tvinnr, from Proto-Germanic twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwino-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tvinnur (Faroese): double set; two pairs
Ancestry of “tvinnur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tvinnr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twinaz | double, two each; twin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwino- | twin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |