Where does “zweite Wahl” come from?

zweite Wahl (German) comes from German zweite, 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 Wahl (German): A second choice; Something of inferior quality,...

Definitions

  1. A second choice; Something of inferior quality,...

Ancestry of “zweite Wahl”, step by step

zweite Wahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zweite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitesecond
2Germanzweitwo
3Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
4Old High Germanzwēnetwo
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →