Where does “twink” come from?

twink (English) comes from Middle English twinken, from Old English twincian, from Proto-Germanic twinkōną, from Proto-Germanic twint- — to twinkle.

twink (English): To twinkle; sparkle; To wink; One or more very...

Definitions

  1. To twinkle; sparkle; To wink; One or more very...

Ancestry of “twink”, step by step

twink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English twinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtwinkento blink; twinkle
2Old Englishtwincianto wink; twinkle
3Proto-Germanictwinkōną
4Proto-Germanictwint-to twinkle

via English Twinkie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwinkieA yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known...

Words derived from “twink

Every word from Proto-Germanic twint-