An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/zwirnen

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Zwirn

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

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry zwirnen.

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2553513An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zwirnenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

zwirnen, verb, ‘to twist, twine, throw (silk),’ a denominative, from Middle High German zwirnen, Old High German zwirnén, -nôn, ‘to twist a double thread, twine’; compare Dutch tweernen, English to twine, and the equivalent Danish tvinde.