Where does “tweak” come from?
Tweak comes from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian, from Proto-West Germanic twekkōn, a verb of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
tweak (English): To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist;...
Definitions
- To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist;...
Ancestry of “tweak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | twikken | — |
| 2 | Old English | twiccian | to twitch; to pluck |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | twekkōn | to fasten; clamp; pin; to pinch; pluck |
Words derived from “tweak”