twig
English
/twɪɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English twig inherited from Old English twīg inherited from Proto-Germanic *twīgą derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰa-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwigʰa-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lime English
- lime-twig English
- lime-twigged English
- limetwig English
- red English
- redtwig English
- twiggen English
- twiggily English
- twigginess English
- twiggy English
- twigless English
- twiglet English
- twiglike English
- twigsome English
- twigwork English
- Fichtenzweig German
- Industriezweig German
- Kiefernzweig German
- Olivenzweig German
- Tannenzweig German
- Wirtschaftszweig German
- Zweig German
- twijg Dutch, Flemish
- *dwigʰa- Proto-Indo-European
- *twīgą Proto-Germanic
- twīg Old English
- lime-twig Middle English
- twig Middle English
- twijch Middle Dutch
- zwīg Old High German
- zwīc Middle High German
- Zwäig Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *twīg Old Saxon