Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twiznaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *twiznô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwis-nó-s (“double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”) + *-nós. Equivalent to *twiz- +‎ *-anaz.

Noun

*twiznaz m

1. thread, twine

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *twiznaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*twiznaz	*twiznōz, *twiznōs
vocative	*twizn	*twiznōz, *twiznōs
accusative	*twizną	*twiznanz
genitive	*twiznas, *twiznis	*twiznǫ̂
dative	*twiznai	*twiznamaz
instrumental	*twiznō	*twiznamiz

Derived terms

• *twiznāną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *twiʀn
  • Old English: twīn, *twirn, *tweorn
    • Middle English: twine, twyne, twin, twern, *twire, *twir
      • Scots: twyn, twine
      • English: twine, twire
  • Old Frisian: *twīn
    • Saterland Frisian: Twien
    • West Frisian: twyn
  • Old Saxon: *twirn
    • Middle Low German: twern, twerne, twērne
      • German Low German: Tweern, Tweernt
  • Old Dutch: *twīn, *twirn
    • Middle Dutch: twern, tweren, twaern, twijn
      • Dutch: tweern, twijn
  • Old High German: *zwirn
    • Middle High German: zwirn
      • German: Zwirn
      • Hunsrik: Zwern
      • Luxembourgish: Zwir
• Old Norse: tvinni (< *twiznô < *twiznāną)
  • Icelandic: tvinni