Where does “zweithäufigste” come from?

zweithäufigste (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.

zweithäufigste (German): second most common

Definitions

  1. second most common

Ancestry of “zweithäufigste”, step by step

zweithäufigste 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 häufigste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhäufigste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-
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