Where does “twintail” come from?
twintail (English) comes from Japanese ツインテール, from Japanese ツイン, from English twin, from Middle English twin, from Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós — two.
twintail (English): A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into...
Definitions
- A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into...
Ancestry of “twintail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ツインテール | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ツイン | — |
| 3 | English | twin | Either of two people who shared the same uterus... |
| 4 | Middle English | twin | — |
| 5 | Old English | twīn | double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | twiʀn | twine, double thread |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | twiznaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwisnós | double |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |