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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twinaz
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *twinjaz
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian двойня (dvojnja, “twin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwi.nɑz/
Adjective
*twinaz
- double, two each
Noun
*twinaz m
- twin
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *twinaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *twinaz | *twinōz, *twinōs | |
vocative | *twin | *twinōz, *twinōs | |
accusative | *twiną | *twinanz | |
genitive | *twinas, *twinis | *twinǫ̂ | |
dative | *twinai | *twinamaz | |
instrumental | *twinō | *twinamiz |
Derived terms
- *twinjaz
- *twinilaz
- *twinilingaz
Related terms
- *twihnaz/*twīhnaz
Descendants
- ⇒ Old English: twin, twinn, tƿin
- Middle English: twinne, twynne
- Scots: twin, twyn
- English: twin
- ⇒ Old English: *twinling
- Middle English: twynlynge
- English: twinling
- Middle English: twynlynge
- ⇒ Old English: ġetwin, ġetwinn, ġetƿin (< *twinjaz)
- Middle English: twinne, twynne
- Old Frisian: twina, twine
- ⇒ Old Frisian: *twinling, *twilling
- Saterland Frisian: Twilling
- West Frisian: twilling
- English: twinling
- ⇒ Old Frisian: *twinling, *twilling
- ⇒ Old Saxon: *twenling
- Middle Low German: twēlink
- German Low German: (Twennel)
- Middle Low German: twēlink
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *twinling
- Middle Dutch: twiling, twilling, tweiling, tweilinc, tweelinc
- Dutch: tweeling
- Middle Dutch: twiling, twilling, tweiling, tweilinc, tweelinc
- Old High German: zwinal, zwenel
- ⇒ Old High German: zwinilinc
- Middle High German: zwineling, zwinling, zwillinc
- German: Zwilling
- Middle High German: zwineling, zwinling, zwillinc
- ⇒ Old High German: zwinilinc
- Old Norse: tvinnr, tvennr (< *twinjaz)
- Icelandic: tvennur
- ⇒ Icelandic: tvenna
- Faroese: tvinnur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tvenn, tvinn
- ⇒ Old Norse: tvinnir (plural), tvennir (plural)
- Icelandic: tvennir
- Faroese: tvennir
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tvenne
- Old Swedish: tvænne
- Swedish: tvenne
- Old Danish: twænnæ, twinnæ
- Danish: tvende
- → Norwegian Bokmål: tvenne, tvende
- ⇒ Old Norse: *tvinlingr
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: tvilling
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tvilling
- Old Swedish: tvinlinger
- Swedish: tvilling
- Old Danish: tvinling
- Danish: tvilling
- Norwegian:
- Icelandic: tvennur