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Where does “twintech” come from?

twintech (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch twēntig, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “twintech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtwēntig—
2Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twintech”

  • twintig
  • twintig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →