Where does “ツイ” come from?
ツイ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ツイッター, from English Twitter, from Middle English twitren, from Old English twiterian, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.
Ancestry of “ツイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ツイッター | Twitter a social-networking website |
| 2 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 3 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 4 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |