tvist

noun

Meaning

a dispute

Etymology / origin

From Middle Low German twist, from Proto-Germanic *twi-. Compare German Zwist. See also tvedräkt.

Zwist(German)→
*twi-(gem-pro)→
twist(gml)→
tvist (Swedish)
Relations: bor, der, cog

Related words

twist(gml)*twi-(gem-pro)Zwist(German)twist(Dutch)twist(English)

Descendant words

twist(Dutch) (cog)
twist(English) (cog)

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