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Where does “twīgą” come from?

twīgą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twīgą (Proto-Germanic): branch; twig

Definitions

  1. branch; twig

Ancestry of “twīgą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twīgą”

  • twig
  • twiggy
  • twiglike
  • twiglet
  • twiggen
  • twigginess
  • twigless
  • redtwig
  • twigsome
  • lime-twigged
  • lime-twig
  • twiggily
  • Wirtschaftszweig
  • Industriezweig
  • Zweig
  • twyg
  • twig
  • twīg
  • zwīg
  • zwīc
  • Zwäig
  • twîch
  • twīg
  • Twieg
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