"twiznaz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

See twiznaz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dwis-nó-s (“double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”) + *-nós. Equivalent to *twiz- + *-naz. This would make it a piecewise doublet of *twinaz. Etymology templates: {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro||*dwis-nó-s|t=double}} Proto-Indo-European *dwis-nó-s (“double”), {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*dwís|t=twice, in two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”), {{af|gem-pro|*twiz-|*-naz}} *twiz- + *-naz, {{pw dbt|gem-pro|*twinaz|nocap=1}} piecewise doublet of *twinaz Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], twiznaz [nominative, singular], twiznōz [nominative, plural], twiznōs [nominative, plural], twizn [singular, vocative], twiznōz [plural, vocative], twiznōs [plural, vocative], twizną [accusative, singular], twiznanz [accusative, plural], twiznas [genitive, singular], twiznis [genitive, singular], twiznǫ̂ [genitive, plural], twiznai [dative, singular], twiznamaz [dative, plural], twiznō [instrumental, singular], twiznamiz [instrumental, plural], *twiznô [alternative]
  1. thread, twine Tags: masculine, reconstruction Derived forms: twiznāną
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thread, twine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "twine",
          "twine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twiznaz"
}

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