zwene

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Middle High German

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Middle High German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: zwēne
    Ordinal: ander

Etymology

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    From Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡s̄wɛːnə/

    Numeral

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    zwēne (feminine zwō, neuter zwei)

    1. two

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “zwêne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Old High German

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    Old High German cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : zwene
        Ordinal : andar

    Etymology

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      From Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

      Numeral

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      zwēne (feminine zwō, neuter zwei)

      1. two

      Descendants

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