Where does “telwe” come from?
telwe (Middle English) comes from Old English telge, from Proto-Oceanic tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
Ancestry of “telwe”, step by step
telwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English telge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | telge | twig, branch, shoot |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | tolu | three |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |
via Old English telga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | telga | a branch, bough |