Where does “twigless” come from?
twigless (English) comes from English twig, from Irish tuig, from Middle Irish tuicid, from Old Irish ·tucci, from Proto-Celtic *unketi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti.
twigless (English): Having no twigs
Ancestry of “twigless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | twig | A small thin branch of a tree or bush; To beat... |
| 2 | Irish | tuig | understand |
| 3 | Middle Irish | tuicid | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | ·tucci | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *unketi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁unékti | — |