Where does “zwitscheren” come from?

zwitscheren (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German zwitzern, from Old High German zwizzirōn, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.

zwitscheren (Luxembourgish): to chirp, to twitter

Definitions

  1. to chirp, to twitter

Ancestry of “zwitscheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzwitzern—
2Old High Germanzwizzirōn—
3Proto-GermanictwitwizōnąTo twitter; chirp
Every word from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną →Every word from Old High German zwizzirōn →Every word from Middle High German zwitzern →