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

Definitions

  1. twig; branch; section

Ancestry of “Zwäig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
2Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
3Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīgą →