Where does “Eibenzweig” come from?

Eibenzweig (German) comes from German Zweig, from Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Eibenzweig (German): yew branch

Definitions

  1. yew branch

Ancestry of “Eibenzweig”, step by step

Eibenzweig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc—
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Eibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEibeyew
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīgą →