Twijzel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as twislum around 1240. Borrowed from West Frisian Twizel, derived in turn from an Old Frisian term meaning "crossroads" (compare Old English *twisel (“split”) and Old High German zwisila (“forked branch”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɛi̯.zəl/
  • Hyphenation: Twij‧zel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯zəl

Proper noun

Twijzel n

  1. a village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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