Where does “Twihater” come from?

Twihater (English) comes from English hater, from Middle English hatere, from Middle English haten, from Old English hatian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.

Twihater (English): A person who strongly dislikes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or its film adaptations

Definitions

  1. A person who strongly dislikes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or its film adaptations

Ancestry of “Twihater”, step by step

Twihater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaterOne who hates; One who expresses unfounded or...
2Middle Englishhaterehater; Alternative form of hater
3Middle EnglishhatenTo feel negative emotions towards; To perform...
4Old Englishhatianto hate
5Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
6Old English-ōjan
7Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English twilight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwilightThe soft light in the sky seen before the rising...
2Middle Englishtwilight
Every word from Chichewa iye