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-

two, double

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *twi-

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twifaldaz

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twifōtijaz

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twiskaz

Related terms

*twiskaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *twi-
- Old English: twi-, tui-, twio-, twy-, ii-
  - 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-