twinling

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A twin.
2. A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: twynlynge

Geërf van Old English: -

Verwante met Nederlands: tweeling

Verwante met Duits: Zwilling

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Noors: -

Verwante met Sweeds: -

In summary

From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin + -ling; possibly from an Old English root *twinling, from a Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz. Cognate with Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”).