Etymology

twosies

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Today it means: A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where two actions must be performed. Full definition →

English two ← Middle English two ← Old English twā
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Germanic*twai
  3. Proto-West Germanic*twai-
  4. Old Englishtwēġen
  5. Old Englishtwā
  6. Middle Englishtwo
  7. Englishtwo
  8. English todaytwosies

From two + -sies.

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