zwicken
German (Berlin)
/ˈt͡svɪkən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to pinch
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zwicken (fasten with nails, pinch, squeeze in, tug) inherited from Old High German *zwicchēn.
Origin
Old High German
*zwicchēn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angletwitch English
- atwitch English
- twitch English
- twitchable English
- twitcher English
- twitchy English
- *twiċċan Old English
- twicchen Middle English
- *zwicchēn Old High German
- zwicken Middle High German