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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“twice, in two”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*twisilą n
- fork, bifurcation
Inflection
Declension of *twisilą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*twisilą
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*twisilō
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| vocative
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*twisilą
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*twisilō
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| accusative
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*twisilą
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*twisilō
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| genitive
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*twisilas, *twisilis
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*twisilǫ̂
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| dative
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*twisilai
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*twisilamaz
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| instrumental
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*twisilō
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*twisilamiz
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Descendants
- Old English: twisla, twisel
- Middle English: twisel, twisil
- Old Saxon: *twisil
- Middle Low German: twil (?)
- German Low German: Twille, Twill
- Old High German: *zwisila
- Middle High German: zwisele, zwisel