Where does “twist” come from?

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

twist (Dutch): strife, discord; dispute; twist: dance, turn

Definitions

  1. strife, discord; dispute; twist: dance, turn

Ancestry of “twist”, 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 “twist”

Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →Every word from Old English twist →Every word from Middle English twist →