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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwist—
2Middle Englishtwist—
3Old Englishtwist—
4Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →