Where does “twa” come from?

twa (Middle English) comes from Middle English tuo, from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twa (Middle English): Alternative form of tuo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tuo

Ancestry of “twa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtuotwo
2Old Englishtwātwo
3Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →