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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twitwizōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown. Likely onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.twi.zɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*twitwizōną

  1. To twitter; chirp

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: *twiterian
    • Middle English: twiteren, twitren
      • Scots: twitter
      • English: twitter
        • Dutch: twitteren
        • Low German: twitteren
  • Old Dutch: *twiteron, *kwiteron (possible dissimilation)
    • Middle Dutch: *quēteren (attested in quēteringhe)
      • Dutch: queteren (obsolete), kwetteren
  • Old High German: zwizzirōn
  • Old Norse: *tvitra, *kvitra
    • Old Swedish: kvittra, *tittra
      • Swedish: tittra (dialectal)
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