Where does “twā” come from?
twā (Old English) comes from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
twā (Old English): two
Ancestry of “twā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | twēġen | two; twain |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |