Where does “twissel” come from?

twissel (English) comes from Middle English twisel, from Old English twisel, from Old English twisla, from Proto-Germanic twisilą, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

twissel (English): Double; twofold; A double fruit or a pair of like...

Definitions

  1. Double; twofold; A double fruit or a pair of like...

Ancestry of “twissel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtwisel—
2Old Englishtwiselforked, double
3Old Englishtwislathe fork of a river, road, etc
4Proto-Germanictwisiląfork, bifurcation
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “twissel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twisilą →Every word from Old English twisla →