An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zwitlich

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Zwitlich

Zwilling

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2522983An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — ZwitlichJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zwitlich, Zwilch, masculine, ‘twilled cloth, tick,’ from the equivalent Middle High German zwilich, zwilch, Old High German zwilîh (hh), masculine; properly an adjective used as a substantive, from zwilich, ‘twofold, consisting of two threads’ (to this Middle High German zwilchen, ‘to weave with two threads,’ is allied). Formed on the model of Latin bilix, ‘consisting of two threads’; compare Drillich.