Twi-

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Twi- is an Old English prefix for two. Some words using the prefix are:

  • A twibil is a type of double-bladed battle axe.
  • Twice means two times.
  • A twig is a small branch of a tree. The prefix is thought to refer to the forking nature of twigs.
  • Twilight is the light between day and night.
  • Twins are two children born at the same time to the same mother.
  • Twine is a type of doubled thread.
  • To twitch is to move with a quick jerk. The word is from an Old English word meaning "to pluck", related to the base of twig.

More common prefixes for two are di- from Greek and duo- from Latin.

Twi- also a language spoken in Ghana, West Africa

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