Where does “צווייטנס” come from?
צווייטנס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צווייט, from Yiddish צוויי, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
צווייטנס (Yiddish): secondly
Ancestry of “צווייטנס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | צווייט | second |
| 2 | Yiddish | צוויי | two |
| 3 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |