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Where does “twō” come from?
twō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “twō”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
twai
two
2
Proto-Indo-European
dwóh₁
two
Words derived from “twō”
tu
zwō
zwo
zwō
zwote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →
Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →