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

Definitions

  1. twofold, double

Ancestry of “tvífaldr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwifaldaztwofold; double
2Proto-Germanictwi-two, double
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twi- →
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