Where does “Zwirn” come from?

Zwirn (German) comes from Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Zwirn (German): thread; string; yarn; twisted fabric

Definitions

  1. thread; string; yarn; twisted fabric

Ancestry of “Zwirn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwirn—
2Old High Germanzwirn—
3Proto-West Germanictwiʀntwine, double thread
4Proto-Germanictwiznazthread, twine
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznaz →