Where does “zweite” come from?

zweite (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.

zweite (German): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “zweite”, step by step

zweite 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 Middle High German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwei—
2Old High Germanzwei—

Words derived from “zweite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →
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