Where does “Twien” come from?

Twien (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian twīn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Twien (Saterland Frisian): thread; yarn

Definitions

  1. thread; yarn

Ancestry of “Twien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantwīn—
2Proto-West Germanictwiʀntwine, double thread
3Proto-Germanictwiznazthread, twine
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznaz →