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English word onesie-twosie comes from Proto-Germanic *gudą (God, deity.), Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (Before. In front. Near. Opposite.), Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (Good.), English two, Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí, English -ie, Proto-Germanic *gōdą, Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (On, onto.), Proto-Indo-European *yo-, Aragonese end, Proto-Indo-European - -nós

*gudą (Proto-Germanic)

God, deity.

*h₂énti (Proto-Indo-European)

Before. In front. Near. Opposite.

*gōdaz (Proto-Germanic)

Good.

two (English)

(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.. A child aged two.. The digit/figure 2.. The playing cards featuring two pips. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••). Ordinal: second.. Describing a set or group with two components.

*h₂entí (Proto-Indo-European)

-ie (English)

(occasionally, sometimes, derogatory) Forming nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

*gōdą (Proto-Germanic)

*h₂en- (Proto-Indo-European)

On, onto.

*yo- (Proto-Indo-European)

end (Aragonese)

- -nós (Proto-Indo-European)

god (Old English)

God God, the Christian god.

god (Old English)

Good, appropriate, pleasing God, the Christian god. God Good; goodness, benefit, well-being.

*gōdōną (Proto-Germanic)

(transitive) To make good; make better; improve.

god (Old English)

Good, appropriate, pleasing Good; goodness, benefit, well-being.

*andi (Proto-Germanic)

In addition, furthermore, and.

*ana (Proto-Germanic)

*h₂enh̥₂ (Proto-Germanic)

*anda, andi (Proto-Germanic)

gōd (Old English)

gōdian (Old English)

*an (Proto-Germanic)

On, onto (+accusative) onto. (+dative) on, upon.

*óywos (Proto-Indo-European)

godien (Middle English)

*ainaz (Proto-Germanic)

(in the plural) some. (in the singular) one.

ānes (Old English)

and, ond, end (Old English)

Even; also And.

good (Middle English)

Good (morally right).. Good (of good quality).

an (Old English)

Lone. Sole A; an (indefinite article) (cardinal) one.

good (English)

(intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal) To benefit; gain.. (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.. (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.. (reflexive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.. (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to [...]

oon (Middle English)

One.

one (English)

(cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.. (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.. (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. Being a preeminent example.. Being a single, [...]

onesie-twosie (English)

(idiomatic) Individually or in very small groups, rather in larger batches.

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