Where does “tu” come from?

tu (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English two, from Middle English two, from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tu (Nigerian Pidgin): too; very; two

Definitions

  1. too; very; two

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;...
2Middle Englishtwotwo
3Old Englishtwātwo
4Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →