zwitschern
German (Berlin)
/tsvɪtʃərn/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to chirp, to tweet, to chatter, to twitter make the sound of a bird
- to tell (somebody something) by hearsay or clandestinely
- (chiefly either) to tweet post to Twitter
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zwitzern inherited from Old High German zwizzirōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną (chirp, twitter).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*twitwizōną
Gloss
chirp, twitter
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *twitwizōną Proto-Germanic
- *twiterian Old English
- zwizzirōn Old High German
- zwitzern Middle High German
- zwitscheren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch