Where does “twifēre” come from?

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

twifēre (Old English): two-wayed

Definitions

  1. two-wayed

Ancestry of “twifēre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwī-two, double; double
2Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twifēre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Old English twī- →
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