English
Zwilling
Zwilling may come from German Zwilling ‘twin’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentZwilling‘twin’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentZwilling‘twin’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’
two, doubt, vice, defeat, dual, duo, twin, vicious, binary, diplomacy, dubious, duet, bis, disparate, twain, biceps, deuce, bes, twig, binocular, betwixt, 21 more
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Zwilling / Zwilling