Zwilling
German (Berlin)
/ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare)
- (in compounds) twin (used as a component in numerous compound words such as Zwillingstürme and Zwillingstriebwerksdüsenjet, with (one or more hyphens) or without hyphens depending on the word's length and the taste of the writer)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zwillinc inherited from Old High German zwiniling inherited from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*twinilingaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cotwin English
- detwin English
- entwin English
- intertwin English
- nanotwin English
- nontwin English
- twin English
- twin tip English
- twin-engine English
- twinberry English
- twinborn English
- twincam English
- twincharger English
- twindle English
- twindom English
- twindragon English
- twinflower English
- twinhood English
- twinhulled English
- twinjet English
- twinleaf English
- twinless English
- twinlike English
- twinling English
- twinnable English
- twinner English
- twinness English
- twinnie English
- twinset English
- twinship English
- twinsome English
- twinspot English
- twintail English
- Bruder German
- Schwester German
- Zwillingsbruder German
- Zwillingsschwester German
- twee Dutch, Flemish
- tweeling Dutch, Flemish
- tweelingbroeder Dutch, Flemish
- tweelingbroer Dutch, Flemish
- tweelingwoord Dutch, Flemish
- tweelingzus Dutch, Flemish
- tweelingzuster Dutch, Flemish
- tvilling Norwegian Bokmål
- *twinilingaz Proto-Germanic
- tvilling Swedish
- ツイン Japanese
- tvilling Norwegian Nynorsk
- twinne Middle English
- twynlynge Middle English
- twiling Middle Dutch
- zwiniling Old High German
- zwillinc Middle High German
- *twinling Old Dutch
- tvinlinger Old Swedish