Where does “twifeald” come from?

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

twifeald (Old English): twofold, double, twice as much, twice the amount,...

Definitions

  1. twofold, double, twice as much, twice the amount,...

Ancestry of “twifeald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwifaldaztwofold; double
2Proto-Germanictwi-two, double
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twifeald”

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