Where does “hrtwink” come from?

hrtwink (English) comes from English twink, from Middle English twinken, from Old English twincian, from Proto-Germanic twinkōną, from Proto-Germanic twint- — to twinkle.

hrtwink (English): A trans woman or non-binary person on hormone replacement therapy who resembles a slim, effeminate man

Definitions

  1. A trans woman or non-binary person on hormone replacement therapy who resembles a slim, effeminate man

Ancestry of “hrtwink”, step by step

hrtwink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English twink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwinkTo twinkle; sparkle; To wink; One or more very...
2Middle Englishtwinkento blink; twinkle
3Old Englishtwincianto wink; twinkle
4Proto-Germanictwinkōną—
5Proto-Germanictwint-to twinkle

via Serbo-Croatian hrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhrtgreyhound
2Proto-Slavicxъrtъhound
Every word from Proto-Germanic twint- →
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