Where does “tvist” come from?
tvist (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German twist, from Proto-Germanic twī-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “tvist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | twist | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twī- | two-, double- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |