*twiz-

Runic: ᛏᚹᛁᛉ- Pronunciation: /twiz/

prefix

Function

  1. in two, in twain
  2. asunder, in pieces
  3. apart, separate

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Cognates include Latin dis-, Ancient Greek δίς (dís) (dís) and Sanskrit द्विस् (dvís) (dvís).

Descendants

  • *twiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, *tō (Old Dutch)
      • te-, toe- (Middle Dutch)
        • te- (Dutch)
  • *twiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old English)
      • to- (Middle English)
        • to- (English)
  • *twiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old Frisian)
      • tou- (Saterland Frisian)
      • ta- (West Frisian)
  • *twiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zi-, zir-, zar-, zur- (Old High German)
      • zer-, zur-, zu- (Middle High German)
        • zer-, zu- (German)
        • צע־ (tse-) (Yiddish)
  • *twiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō (Old Saxon)
      • to-, tô- (Middle Low German)
        • to- (German Low German)
  • *tuʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, *tō (Old Dutch)
      • te-, toe- (Middle Dutch)
        • te- (Dutch)
  • *tuʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old English)
      • to- (Middle English)
        • to- (English)
  • *tuʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old Frisian)
      • tou- (Saterland Frisian)
      • ta- (West Frisian)
  • *tuʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zi-, zir-, zar-, zur- (Old High German)
      • zer-, zur-, zu- (Middle High German)
        • zer-, zu- (German)
        • צע־ (tse-) (Yiddish)
  • *tuʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō (Old Saxon)
      • to-, tô- (Middle Low German)
        • to- (German Low German)
  • *tiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, *tō (Old Dutch)
      • te-, toe- (Middle Dutch)
        • te- (Dutch)
  • *tiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old English)
      • to- (Middle English)
        • to- (English)
  • *tiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō- (Old Frisian)
      • tou- (Saterland Frisian)
      • ta- (West Frisian)
  • *tiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zi-, zir-, zar-, zur- (Old High German)
      • zer-, zur-, zu- (Middle High German)
        • zer-, zu- (German)
        • צע־ (tse-) (Yiddish)
  • *tiʀ- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • te-, ti-, tō (Old Saxon)
      • to-, tô- (Middle Low German)
        • to- (German Low German)
  • 𐍄𐍅𐌹𐍃- (twis-) (Gothic)
  • 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-) (Gothic)

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