Where does “twisted” come from?

twisted (English) comes from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twisted (English): simple past tense and past participle of twist;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of twist;...

Ancestry of “twisted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwistA twisting force
2Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
3Old Englishtwist—
4Proto-Germanictwistaz—

Words derived from “twisted”

Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →Every word from Old English twist →Every word from Middle English twist →