Where does “tvennur” come from?
tvennur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tvinnr, from Proto-Germanic twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwino-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tvennur (Icelandic): two; two pairs; indefinite nominative plural of...
Definitions
- two; two pairs; indefinite nominative plural of...
Ancestry of “tvennur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tvinnr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twinaz | double, two each; twin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwino- | twin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “tvennur”