twain
English
/tweɪn/
numeral
Definitions
- (dated) two
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tweyne inherited from Old English twēġen (two) derived 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
- atwain English
- atween English
- between English
- between-step English
- between-time English
- betweenane English
- betweenhood English
- betweenity English
- betweenness English
- betweenwhiles English
- therebetween English
- twentieth English
- twenty English
- twentyfold English
- twentyish English
- twentyness English
- twentypence English
- twentypenny English
- twentysomething English
- two English
- wherebetween English
- bivius Latin
- dubitāre Latin
- duo Latin
- Twen German
- zween German
- due Italian
- *dwo- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwó Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *teguz Proto-Germanic
- *twai Proto-Germanic
- twā Old English
- twēġen Old English
- द्व Sanskrit
- द्वि Sanskrit
- atwene Middle English
- betwene Middle English
- twei Middle English
- twenty Middle English
- tweyne Middle English
- tva Old Norse
- tveir Old Norse
- tvá Old Norse
- to Danish
- *dъva Proto-Slavic
- tveir Icelandic
- دیگه Persian
- zwei Old High German
- zwēne Old High German
- երկու Old Armenian
- dá Old Irish
- tveir Faroese
- 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 Gothic
- *twai- gmw-pro
- *twai-, *twain- gmw-pro
- twē Old Dutch
- *dwau Proto-Celtic
- *dwáH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- tver Old Swedish
- tver, tvēr Old Swedish
- *duō Proto-Italic
- twenti Tok Pisin
- *duwō Proto-Albanian
- *duu̯a Proto-Iranian
- *dwitī́yakarah Proto-Iranian
- wi Tocharian B
- *dúwō Proto-Hellenic
- twenti Fanagalo
- we Tocharian A
- wu Tocharian A
- twante Bislama
- dwai Old Prussian
- *duwō bat-pro
- tua Crimean Gothic