Where does “*twīfal” come from?
*twīfal (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “*twīfal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | twīfl | doubt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twīflaz | doubt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |