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
- branch, twig; branch; section
Ancestry of “Zweig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zwīc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zwīg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twīgą | branch; twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dwigʰon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “Zweig”