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

Definitions

  1. double set; two pairs

Ancestry of “tvinnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetvinnr—
2Proto-Germanictwinazdouble, two each; twin
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwino-twin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwino- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twinaz →