Where does “twee” come from?

twee (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch twē, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twee (Middle Dutch): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtwē—
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →