English

twi-

Twi- comes from Proto-Germanic *twi- ‘two-, double-’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dwi-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwi-‘two-, double-’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*twi-‘two-, double-’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
Englishtodaytwi-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwi-‘two-, double-’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*twi-‘two-, double-’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
Englishtodaytwi-

The story

Further related to the prefixes bi-, di-, and dis-.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ‘two-, double-’

with, double, pimpernel, 24 more

Today it means

prefix two

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dwi- / twi-

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