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

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
2Proto-West Germanictwai-two
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →