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Where does “Twix” come from?

Twix (English) comes from English twin, from Middle English twin, from Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Twix (English): A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars...

Definitions

  1. A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars...

Ancestry of “Twix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwinEither of two people who shared the same uterus...
2Middle Englishtwin—
3Old Englishtwīndouble thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen
4Proto-West Germanictwiʀntwine, double thread
5Proto-Germanictwiznaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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