Where does “twist” come from?

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

twist (German): twist

Definitions

  1. twist

Ancestry of “twist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “twist”

Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →
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