Where does “twistie” come from?

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

twistie (English): Synonym of latticino

Definitions

  1. Synonym of latticino

Ancestry of “twistie”, step by step

twistie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Twist

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

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →Every word from Old English twist →Every word from Middle English twist →