Where does “צווייט” come from?

צווייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צוויי, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

צווייט (Yiddish): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “צווייט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצווייtwo
2Old High Germanzwēnetwo
3Proto-West Germanictwai-two
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “צווייט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →
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