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English word twin comes from Proto-Indo-European *dwó, Old English (ca. 450-1100) ġetwin, and later Proto-Germanic *twīhnaz (Double. Two each.)
*dwó (Proto-Indo-European)
ġetwin (Old English)
*twīhaz (Proto-Germanic)
*dwino- (Proto-Indo-European)
*twīhnaz (Proto-Germanic)
Double. Two each.
*twinaz (Proto-Germanic)
Double, two each Twin.
ġetwinn (Old English)
twinn (Old English)
twynne (Middle English)
twin (English)
(intransitive) To give birth to twins.. (intransitive, obsolete) To be born at the same birth.. (intransitive, obsolete, outside, Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.. (transitive, obsolete, outside, Scotland) To separate, divide.. (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries). (US) A twin size mattress or a bed [...]