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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zwick

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zwick
Friedrich Kluge2506028An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zwick1891John Francis Davis

Zwick, m., ‘peg, sprig; pinch, nip, twinge,’ from MidHG. zwic, a variant of zwëc (see Zweck), ‘nail, nip, pinch,’ From G. is derived the equiv. Dan. svik. —