Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwilling

/zwˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: zwill-ing
IPA: /zwˈɪlɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwinosder. Proto-Germanic *twinaz Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz Old High German *twiniling Old High German zwiniling Middle High German zwillinc German Zwillingbor. English Zwilling Borrowed from German Zwilling.

Inflected Forms

Zwillings (plural)

Rhymes With

killing willing filling drilling fulfilling unwilling chilling thrilling billing spilling milling shilling

Questions

How do you pronounce zwilling?: The recorded pronunciation is /zwˈɪlɪŋ/.
What does zwilling mean?: A surname from German.
Where does zwilling come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwinosder. Proto-Germanic *twinaz Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz Old High German *twiniling Old High German zwiniling Middle High German zwillinc German Zwillingbor. English Zwilling Borrowed from German Zwilling.

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