Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twi-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwi/

Prefix

*twi-

1. two, double

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *twi-

Related terms

• *twiskaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *twi-
  • Old English: twi-, twio-, twy-
    • Middle English: twi-, twei-, twy-
      • English: twi-
  • Old Saxon: twi-
    • Low German: twi-
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch:
      • Dutch: twee-
  • Old High German: zwi-
    • German: zwie-
• Old Norse: tví-
  • Icelandic: tví-
  • Faroese: tví-
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tvi-
  • Swedish: tve-
  • Danish: tve-
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tve-
• Gothic: *𐍄𐍅𐌹- (*twi-)

See also

• *twiz-