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Where does “zwitzern” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zwitzern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzwizzirōn—
2Proto-GermanictwitwizōnąTo twitter; chirp

Words derived from “zwitzern”

  • zwitscheren
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