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Where does “twistedly” come from?

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

twistedly (English): In a twisted manner

Definitions

  1. In a twisted manner

Ancestry of “twistedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtwistedsimple past tense and past participle of twist;...
2EnglishTwist—
3Middle Englishtwist—
4Old Englishtwist—
5Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →