FromMiddle High Germanzweinzec, fromOld High Germanzweinzug, fromProto-Germanic*twai tigiwiz. Cognate withGermanzwanzig,Dutchtwintig,West Frisiantweintich,Englishtwenty,Icelandictuttugu,Swedishtjugo.
zwänzg
- twenty
- 1978,Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker,Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Wän Si malzwänzg Jar debi sind, wird Ine das sicher a no gloifiger.- When you've been around fortwenty years, this will become more familiar to you, too.