twei
Middle English
numeral
Definitions
- two (2)
Etymology
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
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- twenty English
- zweibein English
- bivius Latin
- dubitāre Latin
- duo Latin
- Zweier German
- Zweifamilienhaus German
- Zweifamilienwohnhaus German
- Zweigeschlecht German
- Zweihänder German
- Zweiklang German
- Zweitaktmotor German
- Zweitor German
- entzwei German
- zwei German
- zweibeinig German
- zweideutig German
- zweidimensional German
- zweierlei German
- zweifach German
- zweifüßig German
- zweigeschlechtig German
- zweihundert German
- zweimal German
- zweiminütig German
- zweimonatig German
- zweimonatlich German
- zweiprozentig German
- zweischneidig German
- zweiseitig German
- zweistündig German
- zweiteilen German
- zweithöchst German
- zweitägig German
- zweiundachtzig German
- zweiundneunzig German
- zweiwertig German
- zweiwöchentlich German
- zweiwöchig German
- due Italian
- *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
- tva Old Norse
- tveir Old Norse
- tvá Old Norse
- *dъva Proto-Slavic
- دیگه Persian
- 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