Where does “twisti” come from?

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

twisti (Finnish): children's play

Definitions

  1. children's play

Ancestry of “twisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwistA twisting force
2Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
3Old Englishtwist
4Proto-Germanictwistaz
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistazEvery word from Old English twistEvery word from Middle English twist