πŒ³πŒΉπƒ-

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twiz-, and doublet of π„π…πŒΉπƒ- (twis-). Since the form lacks the expected effects of Grimm's law, it has often been conjectured to have been borrowed from or influenced by Latin dis-; however it doesn't normally appear appended to roots borrowed from Latin, but instead shows correspondences with other Germanic terms prefixed with *twiz-.[1] The voiced onset can thus be explained as irregular lenition due to the unstressed syllable. The exact details, however, are unclear. Cognate to German zer-.

Prefix

πŒ³πŒΉπƒ- β€’ (dis-)

  1. apart, asunder, dis-
    β€ŽπŒ³πŒΉπƒ- (dis-) + β€Žπ…πŒΉπŒ»π…πŒ°πŒ½ (wilwan, β€œto plunder, rob”) β†’ β€ŽπŒ³πŒΉπƒπ…πŒΉπŒ»π…πŒ°πŒ½ (diswilwan, β€œto plunder completely, spoil”),

Derived terms
Gothic terms prefixed with πŒ³πŒΉπƒ-

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989) β€œzer-”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches WΓΆrterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, β†’ISBN
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