Where does “twaintigiwiz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “twaintigiwiz”, step by step

twaintigiwiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic twai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwaitwo
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Proto-Germanic teguz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteguzgroup of ten, decade; -ty
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “twaintigiwiz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twai