Where does “twiglet” come from?

twiglet (English) comes from English twig, from Middle English twig, from Old English twīg, from Proto-West Germanic *twīg.

twiglet (English): A small twig

Definitions

  1. A small twig

Ancestry of “twiglet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwigA small thin branch of a tree or bush; To beat...
2Middle EnglishtwigAny part of a tree, especially a branch or...
3Old Englishtwīgtwig
4Proto-West Germanic*twīg—
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