Where does “zweitens” come from?
zweitens (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.
zweitens (German): secondly
Ancestry of “zweitens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zweite | second |
| 2 | German | zwei | two |
| 3 | Middle High German | zwēne | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |