Where does “tvistefråga” come from?

tvistefråga (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvist, from Middle Low German twist, from Proto-Germanic twī-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tvistefråga (Swedish): a controversial issue

Definitions

  1. a controversial issue

Ancestry of “tvistefråga”, step by step

tvistefråga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvista dispute
2Middle Low Germantwist—
3Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twī- →