Where does “twistedness” come from?
twistedness (English) comes from English twisted, from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.
twistedness (English): The quality of being twisted
Definitions
- The quality of being twisted
Ancestry of “twistedness”, step by step
twistedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English twisted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twisted | simple past tense and past participle of twist;... |
| 2 | English | Twist | A twisting force |
| 3 | Middle English | twist | The flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge) |
| 4 | Old English | twist | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twistaz | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |