Where does “tver” come from?
tver (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “tver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tveir | two |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |