Where does “tvinna” come from?

tvinna (Swedish) comes from Old Norse tvinna, from Proto-Germanic twiznōną, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvinna (Swedish): samman, or upp}} to twist, to twine (thread, a rope, a moustache or the like)

Definitions

  1. samman, or upp}} to twist, to twine (thread, a rope, a moustache or the like)

Ancestry of “tvinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetvinna—
2Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tvinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznōną →