Where does “twynen” come from?

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

twynen (Middle English): To make twine; to twist into a thread

Definitions

  1. To make twine; to twist into a thread

Ancestry of “twynen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwīnianto twine, thread
2Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznōną →