*twiznaz
Runic: ᛏᚹᛁᛉᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈtwiz.nɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
thread, twine
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dwis-nó-s (‘double’), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (‘twice, in two’) + *-nós. Equivalent to *twiz- + *-naz. This would make it a piecewise doublet of *twinaz.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | twiznaz | twiznōz, twiznōs |
| Acc. | twizną | twiznanz |
| Gen. | twiznas, twiznis | twiznǫ̂ |
| Dat. | twiznai | twiznamaz |
| Inst. | twiznō | twiznamiz |
| Voc. | twizn | twiznōz, twiznōs |
Descendants
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*twiʀn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*twīn, *twirn (Old Dutch)
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twern, tweren, twaern, twijn (Middle Dutch)
- tweern, twijn (Dutch)
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twern, tweren, twaern, twijn (Middle Dutch)
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*twīn, *twirn (Old Dutch)
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*twiʀn (Proto-West Germanic)
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twīn, *twirn, *tweorn (Old English)
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twine, twyne, twin, twern, *twire, *twir (Middle English)
- twine, twire (English)
- twyn, twine (Scots)
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twine, twyne, twin, twern, *twire, *twir (Middle English)
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twīn, *twirn, *tweorn (Old English)
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*twiʀn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*twīn (Old Frisian)
- Twien (Saterland Frisian)
- twyn (West Frisian)
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*twīn (Old Frisian)
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*twiʀn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*zwirn (Old High German)
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zwirn (Middle High German)
- Zwirn (German)
- Zwern (Hunsrik)
- Zwir (Luxembourgish)
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zwirn (Middle High German)
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*zwirn (Old High German)
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*twiʀn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*twirn (Old Saxon)
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twern, twerne, twērne (Middle Low German)
- Tweern, Tweernt (German Low German)
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twern, twerne, twērne (Middle Low German)
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*twirn (Old Saxon)
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tvinni (Old Norse)
- tvinni (Icelandic)