twee
Afrikaans
/tvɪə̯/
numeral
Definitions
- two
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish twee (two, bi-) inherited from Middle Dutch twee inherited from Old Dutch twē inherited from Proto-Germanic *twai (two) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (two).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwóh₁
Gloss
two
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
二
Emoji
🕑️ 🕝️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- twenty English
- bivius Latin
- dubitāre Latin
- duo Latin
- due Italian
- twee Dutch, Flemish
- tweebaans Dutch, Flemish
- tweebak Dutch, Flemish
- tweebenig Dutch, Flemish
- tweedekker Dutch, Flemish
- tweedeling Dutch, Flemish
- tweedonker Dutch, Flemish
- tweefrontenoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- tweehonderd Dutch, Flemish
- tweejaarlijks Dutch, Flemish
- tweekleur Dutch, Flemish
- tweekleurig Dutch, Flemish
- tweelicht Dutch, Flemish
- tweeling Dutch, Flemish
- tweeloops Dutch, Flemish
- tweeluik Dutch, Flemish
- tweemaal Dutch, Flemish
- tweemotorig Dutch, Flemish
- tweepersoonsbed Dutch, Flemish
- tweepoot Dutch, Flemish
- tweepotig Dutch, Flemish
- tweespan Dutch, Flemish
- tweestatenoplossing Dutch, Flemish
- tweestrijd Dutch, Flemish
- tweetal Dutch, Flemish
- tweetalig Dutch, Flemish
- tweeverdiener Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoet Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoeter Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoetig Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoets Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoud Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoudig Dutch, Flemish
- tweewieler Dutch, Flemish
- tweewijverij Dutch, Flemish
- tweezaadlobbig Dutch, Flemish
- *dwo- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwó Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *twai Proto-Germanic
- twā Old English
- twēġen Old English
- द्व Sanskrit
- द्वि Sanskrit
- twei Middle English
- tva Old Norse
- tveir Old Norse
- tvá Old Norse
- *dъva Proto-Slavic
- دیگه Persian
- twee Middle Dutch
- twêe Middle Dutch
- zwei Old High German
- երկու Old Armenian
- dá Old Irish
- 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 Gothic
- *twai- gmw-pro
- *twai-, *twain- gmw-pro
- twē Old Dutch
- *dwau Proto-Celtic
- *dwáH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *duō Proto-Italic
- *duwō Proto-Albanian
- *duu̯a Proto-Iranian
- *dwitī́yakarah Proto-Iranian
- wi Tocharian B
- *dúwō Proto-Hellenic
- we Tocharian A
- wu Tocharian A
- dwai Old Prussian
- *duwō bat-pro
- tua Crimean Gothic
- twî Jersey Dutch