Where does “*duwōˀ” come from?

*duwōˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

*duwōˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “*duwōˀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “*duwōˀ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twai-