Where does “zweiminütig” come from?

zweiminütig (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.

zweiminütig (German): two-minute

Definitions

  1. two-minute

Ancestry of “zweiminütig”, step by step

zweiminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →