Where does “Twickers” come from?

Twickers (English) comes from English Twickenham, from Old English hamm, from Proto-Germanic hammō, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

Twickers (English): Twickenham stadium

Definitions

  1. Twickenham stadium

Ancestry of “Twickers”, step by step

Twickers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Twickenham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwickenhamOS grid ref TQ1673
2Old Englishhammham, inner knee; enclosure, piece of enclosed...
3Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

via English ers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishersThird-person singular simple present indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m