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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

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