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Where does “Twieg” come from?

Twieg (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German twîch, from Old Saxon twīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Twieg (German Low German): branch; twig

Definitions

  1. branch; twig

Ancestry of “Twieg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantwîch—
2Old Saxontwīg—
3Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
4Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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