Where does “twei” come from?

twei (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twei (Middle English): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwaitwo
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →