*twi-

Runic: ᛏᚹᛁ- Pronunciation: /ˈtwi/

prefix

Function

two, double

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi-.

Descendants

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

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