Where does “twinling” come from?
twinling (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian twine, from Proto-Germanic twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwino-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twinling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | twine | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twinaz | double, two each; twin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwino- | twin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twinling”