Where does “cwe” come from?
cwe (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “cwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zwei | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zwei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |