Where does “twiferlæcan” come from?

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

twiferlæcan (Old English): to dissociate

Definitions

  1. to dissociate

Ancestry of “twiferlæcan”, step by step

twiferlæcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English twifēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwifēretwo-wayed
2Old Englishtwī-two, double; double
3Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Old English læcan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlæcanto move quickly, spring, leap; whip, flicker
2Proto-Germaniclaikijaną—
3Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Old English twī- →