Where does “צווייערליי” come from?
צווייערליי (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.
צווייערליי (Yiddish): two kinds of
Definitions
- two kinds of
Ancestry of “צווייערליי”, step by step
צווייערליי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish צוויי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צוויי | two |
| 2 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Yiddish ־ערליי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ערליי | Makes adjectives describing the number of kinds of a thing |