Where does “touinne” come from?

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

touinne (Norman): twine

Definitions

  1. twine

Ancestry of “touinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwineA twist; a convolution; A strong thread composed...
2Middle Englishtwinen—
3Old Englishtwīnianto twine, thread
4Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznōną →