Where does “tvitola” come from?

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

tvitola (Norwegian Nynorsk): hermaphroditic

Definitions

  1. hermaphroditic

Ancestry of “tvitola”, 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- →
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