Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗prefix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventorytwo · double, both
From Middle English twi-, from Old English twi- (“two, double”), from Proto-Germanic *twi- (“two-, double-”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-, double-”) (compare Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“twice”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Compare twin, twice, two, and see more details at two. Further related to the prefixes bi-, di-, and dis-. Cognate with German zwie- (“twice”), Swedish tve- (“twi-, double”), Russian дву- (dvu-), двух- (dvux-) Old Prussian dwi- (“twi-”), Latin bi-, bis (“twice”) (< Old Latin dui-, duis).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentiontwi-enm
- Inherited-form mentiontwi-ang · two, double
- Inherited-form mention*twi-gem-pro · two-, double-
- Inherited-form mention*dwi-ine-pro · two-, double-
- Derivation mention*dwóh₁ine-pro · two
- Cognate mentionzwie-de · twice
- Cognate mentiontve-sv · twi-, double
- Cognate mentionдву-ru
- Cognate mentiondwi-prg · twi-
- Cognate mentionbi-la
- Cognate mentiondui-la
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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