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Where does “twēox” come from?

twēox (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic twiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twēox (Old English): twofold

Definitions

  1. twofold

Ancestry of “twēox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twēox”

  • betwux-
  • betweox
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