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Where does “twai” come from?

twai (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twai (Proto-Germanic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twai”

  • twenty
  • twelve
  • twain
  • twothirds
  • twopence
  • twopenny
  • TWAIN
  • Twelver
  • twentysomething
  • twoness
  • twoscore
  • twentyfold
  • atwo
  • twelvefold
  • twelvepence
  • tway
  • twentyish
  • twelvepenny
  • twentypence
  • atwain
  • twopennyworth
  • twelvemo
  • twelveth
  • twosies
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