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Where does “Zweig” come from?

Zweig (German) comes 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.

Zweig (German): branch, twig; branch; section

Definitions

  1. branch, twig; branch; section

Ancestry of “Zweig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwīc—
2Old High Germanzwīg—
3Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
4Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “Zweig”

  • Wirtschaftszweig
  • Industriezweig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →