Etymology

twosome

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Today it means: Being or constituting a pair; two. Full definition →

Middle English twosome
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twosome · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtwosome
  2. English todaytwosome

From Middle English twosome, equivalent to two + -some. Cognate with Scots twasome, twaesome (“twosome”).

twosome · noun2

  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. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  10. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  11. English todaytwosome

From two + -some.

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