Where does “zwei” come from?
zwei (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.
zwei (German): two
Ancestry of “zwei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zwēne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “zwei”