Where does “twiske” come from?

twiske (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian twiska, from Proto-Germanic twiskō, from Proto-Germanic twiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twiske (Saterland Frisian): between

Definitions

  1. between

Ancestry of “twiske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantwiska—
2Proto-GermanictwiskōTuisco, the progenitor of the gods and of mankind, mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania
3Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiskaz →