Where does “twix” come from?

twix (Old English) comes from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twix (Old English): twofold

Definitions

  1. twofold

Ancestry of “twix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwātwo
2Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
3Proto-West Germanictwai-two
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →