Where does “twa” come from?

twa (Scots) comes from Middle English twa, from Middle English tuo, from Old English twā, from Old English twēġen, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twa (Scots): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “twa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtwaAlternative form of tuo
2Middle Englishtuotwo
3Old Englishtwātwo
4Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →