Where does “Twilling” come from?
Twilling (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian twilling, from Old Frisian twine, from Proto-Germanic twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwino-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Twilling (Saterland Frisian): twin
Ancestry of “Twilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | twilling | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | twine | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twinaz | double, two each; twin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwino- | twin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |