Where does “צוואַנציק” come from?
צוואַנציק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zweinzec, from Old High German zweinzug, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
צוואַנציק (Yiddish): twenty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “צוואַנציק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zweinzec | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zweinzug | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |