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Dutch

twist

/tʋɪst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. strife, discord
  2. dispute
  3. twist: dance, turn

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Germanic *twistaz (“strife, quarrel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Twist (“discord”), German Low German Twist (“strife; discord”), German Zwist (“turmoil; strife; discord”), Swedish tvist (“quarrel; dispute”), Icelandic tvistur (“deuce”), and English twist.

  1. twist(English)→
  2. tvistur(Icelandic)→
  3. tvist(Swedish)→
  4. Zwist(German)→
  5. Twist(nds-de)→
  6. Twist(Saterland Frisian)→
  7. *twistaz(gem-pro)→
  8. twist (Dutch)
  9. Relations: inh, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog

Related words

*twistaz(gem-pro)Twist(Saterland Frisian)Twist(nds-de)Zwist(German)tvist(Swedish)tvistur(Icelandic)twist(English)

Descendant words

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