Where does “twifold” come from?

twifold (Middle English) comes from Old English twifeald, from Proto-Germanic twifaldaz, from Proto-Germanic twi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twifold (Middle English): double, twofold having two parts

Definitions

  1. double, twofold having two parts

Ancestry of “twifold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwifealdtwofold, double, twice as much, twice the amount,...
2Proto-Germanictwifaldaztwofold; double
3Proto-Germanictwi-two, double
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twifold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twi- →
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