Where does “zweu” come from?

zweu (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian 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.

zweu (Hunsrik): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “zweu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconianzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →