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-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twī- →