Where does “twī-” come from?

twī- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twī- (Proto-Germanic): two-, double-

Definitions

  1. two-, double-

Ancestry of “twī-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twī-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →
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