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.
Ancestry of “*duwōˀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | zwei | two |
| 2 | Middle High German | zwēne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |