Where does “twîch” come from?
twîch (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon twīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twîch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | twīg | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twīgą | branch; twig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dwigʰon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twîch”