Where does “tviøygd” come from?

tviøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tvi-, from Old Norse tví-, from Indo-European *dwi-.

tviøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk): having two eyes, binocular

Definitions

  1. having two eyes, binocular

Ancestry of “tviøygd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktvi-two, double
2Old Norsetví-twice, double, binary
3Indo-European*dwi-—
Every word from Indo-European *dwi- →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk tvi- →Every word from Old Norse tví- →