twine

twine · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*dwisnós“double”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*twiznaz
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*twiʀn“thread, twine”
4. Old English · inherited fromtwīn“double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen”
5. Middle English · inherited fromtwyn
6. English todaytwine

From Middle English twyn, twyne, twin, from Old English twīn (“double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen”), from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn (“thread, twine”), from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”).

twine · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dwóh₁“two”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dwisnós“double”
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*twiznōną“to thread”
4. Old English · inherited from*twīnian“to twine, thread”
5. Middle English · inherited fromtwinen
6. English todaytwine

From Middle English twinen, twynen, from Old English *twīnian (“to twine, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *twiznōną (“to thread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Dutch twijnen (“to twine, contort, throw”), Danish tvinde (“to twist”), Swedish tvinna (“to twist, twine, throw”), Icelandic tvinna (“to merge, twine”).

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