Where does “zween” come from?

zween (German) comes from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

zween (German): masculine of zwei

Definitions

  1. masculine of zwei

Ancestry of “zween”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
2Old High Germanzwēnetwo
3Proto-West Germanictwai-two
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →