Where does “zweiwöchentlich” come from?
zweiwöchentlich (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.
zweiwöchentlich (German): fortnightly; occurring every two weeks
Definitions
- fortnightly; occurring every two weeks
Ancestry of “zweiwöchentlich”, step by step
zweiwöchentlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwei | two |
| 2 | Middle High German | zwēne | two |
| 3 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German wöchentlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wöchentlich | weekly; weekly, every week; weekly, once every... |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |