Where does “tu” come from?

tu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic twō, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tu (Old English): neuter nominative/accusative of tweġen

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative/accusative of tweġen

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwō—
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twō →