Where does “tveir” come from?

tveir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tveir (Icelandic): two; the cardinal number after einn and before...

Definitions

  1. two; the cardinal number after einn and before...

Ancestry of “tveir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetveirtwo
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Old Norse tveir