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English
Etymology
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.
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).
Prefix
twi-
- (rare or no longer productive) two
- twi-headed
- (rare or no longer productive) double, both
- twilight, twisexual, twi-tongued
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Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *twi-, from Proto-Germanic *twi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
twī-
- two, double
- twieċġe ― double-edged
- twidǣlan ― to divide
- twice, bi-
- twibrowen ― twice-brewed
- implying doubt or uncertainty
- twirǣde ― uncertain; in disagreement
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