Where does “twindragon” come from?
twindragon (English) comes from English dragon, from English drag queen, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
twindragon (English): A form of dragon curve, constructed by placing two Heighway dragon curves back to back
Definitions
- A form of dragon curve, constructed by placing two Heighway dragon curves back to back
Ancestry of “twindragon”, step by step
twindragon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragon | A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature; An... |
| 2 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via English twin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twin | Either of two people who shared the same uterus... |
| 2 | Middle English | twin | — |
| 3 | Old English | twīn | double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twiʀn | twine, double thread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twiznaz | thread, twine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwisnós | double |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |