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Where does “twifaldaz” come from?

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

twifaldaz (Proto-Germanic): twofold; double

Definitions

  1. twofold; double

Ancestry of “twifaldaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwi-two, double
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twifaldaz”

  • twifold
  • twifald
  • twifold
  • twifeald
  • tvífaldr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →