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

Definitions

  1. twin

Ancestry of “Twilling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantwilling—
2Old Frisiantwine—
3Proto-Germanictwinazdouble, two each; twin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwino-twin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwino- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twinaz →