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Where does “*gwuɨð” come from?

*gwuɨð (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “*gwuɨð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*weidus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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