Where does “צווײַג” come from?

צווײַג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

צווײַג (Yiddish): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “צווײַג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwīc—
2Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
3Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
4Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “צווײַג”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīgą →