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

    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.

    Noun

    *twiznaz m

    1. thread, twine

    Inflection

    Declension 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

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *twiʀn
      • Old English: twīn, *twirn, *tweorn
      • Old Frisian: *twīn
      • 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
    • Old Norse: tvinni (< *twiznô < *twiznāną)
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