Zweig
German (Berlin)
/tsvaɪ̯k/, /tsvaɪ̯ç/
noun
Definitions
- branch, twig
- (figurative) branch; section
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zwīc inherited from Old High German zwīg inherited from Proto-Germanic *twīgą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*twīgą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lime-twig English
- limetwig English
- redtwig English
- twig English
- twiggen English
- twiggy English
- twigless English
- twiglet English
- twiglike English
- twigsome English
- twigwork English
- Fichte German
- Fichtenzweig German
- Industrie German
- Industriezweig German
- Kiefer German
- Kiefernzweig German
- Olive German
- Olivenzweig German
- Tanne German
- Tannenzweig German
- Wirtschaft German
- Wirtschaftszweig German
- twijg Dutch, Flemish
- *dwigʰa- Proto-Indo-European
- *twīgą Proto-Germanic
- twīg Old English
- twig Middle English
- twijch Middle Dutch
- zwīg Old High German
- zwīc Middle High German
- Zwäig Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *twīg Old Saxon