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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/
twi-
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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.
Contents
1
Proto-Germanic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Prefix
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.3.2
Related terms
1.3.3
Descendants
1.3.4
See also
Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Indo-European
*dwi-
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈtwi/
Prefix
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*twi-
two
,
double
Derived terms
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Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *twi-
Related terms
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*twiskaz
Descendants
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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-
)
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*twiz-