Where does “tvífaldr” come from?
tvífaldr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic twifaldaz, from Proto-Germanic twi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tvífaldr (Old Norse): twofold, double
Ancestry of “tvífaldr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | twifaldaz | twofold; double |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twi- | two, double |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |