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Where does “subtweet” come from?

subtweet (English) comes from English subliminal, from German unterschwellig, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

subtweet (English): A tweet that refers to another user without...

Definitions

  1. A tweet that refers to another user without...

Ancestry of “subtweet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubliminalBelow the threshold of conscious perception,...
2Germanunterschwelligsubliminal
3GermanUnterjack, knave
4Middle High Germanunder—
5Old High Germanuntarunder
6Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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