Where does “Zwir” come from?

Zwir (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Zwir (Luxembourgish): thread, twine

Definitions

  1. thread, twine

Ancestry of “Zwir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzwirn—
2Proto-West Germanictwiʀntwine, double thread
3Proto-Germanictwiznazthread, twine
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “Zwir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznaz →