twyn

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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twyn (uncountable)

  1. twine (kind of thread)
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Descendants

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  • English: twine
  • Scots: twine

References

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Old Breton tuhen.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *tum- (to swell; mound), whether via inheritance from Proto-Celtic or via a Latin borrowing, such as from tumulus (heap, hillock, knoll).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)

  1. hillock, knoll

Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
twyn dwyn nhwyn thwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies