Where does “Zwäig” come from?
Zwäig (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Zwäig (Luxembourgish): twig; branch; section
Ancestry of “Zwäig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zwīg | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twīgą | branch; twig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dwigʰon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |