Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “zweifach” come from? zweifach (German) comes from German zwei, 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.
zweifach (German): twofold, double; dual; duplicate
Definitions twofold, double; dual; duplicate Ancestry of “zweifach”, step by step zweifach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwei Step Language Word Meaning 1 German zwei two 2 Middle High German zwēne two 3 Old High German zwēne two 4 Proto-West Germanic twai- two 5 Proto-Germanic twai two 6 Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ two
via German fach Step Language Word Meaning 1 German fach second-person singular imperative of fachen 2 Middle High German vach -fold 3 Old High German fah wall 4 Proto-Germanic *fak — 5 Proto-Germanic faką An enclosed or defined space; division;... 6 Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- to attach
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