Where does “twine” come from?
twine (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwino-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | twinaz | double, two each; twin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dwino- | twin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twine”