Where does “twei” come from?

twei (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.

twei (Low German): two (2)

Definitions

  1. two (2)

Ancestry of “twei”, 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- →
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