Where does “twire” come from?
twire (English) comes from English tuyère, from French tuyère, from Middle French tuyere, from Old French toiere, from Old French tuyau, from Frankish þeutā, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną.
twire (English): To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make...
Definitions
- To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make...
Ancestry of “twire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tuyère | Alternative form of tuyere |
| 2 | French | tuyère | An air vent in the masonry of a metallurgic oven;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tuyere | — |
| 4 | Old French | toiere | pipe-hole |
| 5 | Old French | tuyau | pipe, tube, channel |
| 6 | Frankish | þeutā | pipe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeutǭ | That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |