Where does “zwirnen” come from?

zwirnen (German) comes from German zwirn, 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.

zwirnen (German): To twine; thread

Definitions

  1. To twine; thread

Ancestry of “zwirnen”, step by step

zwirnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zwirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzwirnsingular imperative of zwirnen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanzwirn—
3Old High Germanzwirn—
4Proto-West Germanictwiʀntwine, double thread
5Proto-Germanictwiznazthread, twine
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Middle High German zwirnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwirnen—
2Old High Germanzwirnan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiznaz →