Where does “twê” come from?

twê (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon twene, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “twê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontwenetwo
2Proto-West Germanictwai-two
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twê

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-