Swist

świst Świst English Etymology Borrowed from en pl Świst. Proper noun s en Polish. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Swist is the 51610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 403 individuals. Swist is most common among White (79.4%) and Black/African American (15.88%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en isstw wists German de: Alternative forms de Schwist Zwist obsolete Etymology From de goh *Zwist, attested in goh Zuistachgowe (8th century), probably from de gem-pro *twistaz as “a forking, branching-off” (compare enm twisten in this sense). The form in de Zw- is attested until at least the 15th century. After that, a pronunciation in /ʃ/ seems to have developed. The spelling de Swist is possibly a compromise form between older de Zwist and younger de Schwist. The contemporary pronunciation must be a de 1 as neither Standard German nor the Ripuarian dialect know de sw onsets. de Please specify the local dialect forms. Pronunciation de /svɪst/ [sʋɪst] de De-Swist.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun f.article de a <<brook>> running west of Bonn in <<s/North Rhine-Westphalia>>, <<c/Germany>> Related terms de Swistbach Swisttal Weilerswist