Where does “tvinne” come from?

tvinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tvinna, from Proto-Germanic twiznōną, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvinne (Norwegian Bokmål): to twist, wind; to twiddle

Definitions

  1. to twist, wind; to twiddle

Ancestry of “tvinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetvinna—
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 →