Where does “twinen” come from?

twinen (Middle English) comes from Old English twīnian, from Proto-Germanic twiznōną, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “twinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwīnianto twine, thread
2Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznōną →