Where does “twīg” come from?
twīg (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twīg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | twīgą | branch; twig |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *dwigʰon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “twīg”