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Twijzel.

a village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtʋɛi̯.zəl/
  1. a village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as twislum around 1240. Borrowed from West Frisian Twizel, derived in turn from an Old Frisian term meaning "crossroads" (compare Old English *twisel (“split”) and Old High German zwisila (“forked branch”)).

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