Where does “twistaus” come from?

twistaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish twistata, from Finnish twist, from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twistaus (Finnish): twisting act of dancing twist

Definitions

  1. twisting act of dancing twist

Ancestry of “twistaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtwistatato twist; to play twistaus
2Finnishtwisttwist dance
3EnglishTwistA twisting force
4Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
5Old Englishtwist—
6Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →