Where does “twee” come from?

twee (Low German) comes from Middle Low German twê, from Old Saxon twene, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twee (Low German): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantwê—
2Old Saxontwenetwo
3Proto-West Germanictwai-two
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →