Where does “atwitch” come from?
atwitch (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
atwitch (English): twitching
Definitions
- twitching
Ancestry of “atwitch”, step by step
atwitch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English twitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twitch | A brief, small movement out of place and then... |
| 2 | English | quitch | To shake (something); to stir, move |
| 3 | Middle English | quicchen | — |
| 4 | Old English | cweċċan | to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwakjaną | to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |