zwitscheren
Luxemburgeois
/ˈt͡swit͡ʃəʀən/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to chirp, 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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atwitter English
- twitter English
- twitteration English
- twitterer English
- twitterpated English
- twittersome English
- twittery English
- zwitschern German
- kvitre Norwegian Bokmål
- *twitwizōną Proto-Germanic
- *twiterian Old English
- twitren Middle English
- zwizzirōn Old High German
- zwitzern Middle High German