Where does “tviste” come from?

tviste (Danish) comes from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

tviste (Danish): used with to quarrel, argue, contend, debate

Definitions

  1. used with to quarrel, argue, contend, debate

Ancestry of “tviste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwistA twisting force
2Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
3Old Englishtwist—
4Proto-Germanictwistaz—

Words derived from “tviste”

Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →