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Where does “twistingly” come from?

twistingly (English) comes from English twisting, from English twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twistingly (English): In a twisting way; with twisting movements or a...

Definitions

  1. In a twisting way; with twisting movements or a...

Ancestry of “twistingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtwistingpresent participle of twist; gerund of twist; The...
2EnglishtwistA twisting force; Anything twisted, or the act of...
3Middle Englishtwist—
4Old Englishtwist—
5Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →