Zwilling

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Zwilling ← Middle High German zwillinc ← Old High German zwiniling →
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Meanings

proper nounZwilling (plural Zwillings)

plural Zwillings

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwinos
  3. Proto-Germanic*twinaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*twinilingaz
  5. Old High German*twiniling
  6. Old High Germanzwiniling
  7. Middle High Germanzwillinc
  8. GermanZwilling
  9. EnglishZwilling

Borrowed from German Zwilling.

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APA

Zwilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwilling

MLA

“Zwilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwilling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zwilling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwilling.

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