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Where does “twī-” come from?

twī- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic twī-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twī- (Old English): two, double; double

Definitions

  1. two, double; double

Ancestry of “twī-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twī-”

  • twayblade
  • twinter
  • twiformed
  • twi-tongued
  • twiblade
  • twi-headed
  • twi-reason
  • twifoil
  • twi-gated
  • twi-minded
  • twi-mindedness
  • twiforked
  • twi-
  • twichild
  • twifallow
  • twifaced
  • twi-faced
  • twithought
  • twi-
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