Where does “twīnian” come from?

twīnian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic twiznōną, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twīnian (Old English): to twine, thread

Definitions

  1. to twine, thread

Ancestry of “twīnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twīnian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznōną →