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Where does “twisilą” come from?

twisilą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

twisilą (Proto-Germanic): fork, bifurcation

Definitions

  1. fork, bifurcation

Ancestry of “twisilą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “twisilą”

  • Twizzler
  • twistle
  • twizzle
  • twissel
  • twizzly
  • twisel
  • twisil
  • twisla
  • twisel
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