Where does “twikken” come from?
twikken (Middle English) comes from Old English twiccian, from Proto-West Germanic twekkōn — to fasten; clamp; pin; to pinch; pluck.
Ancestry of “twikken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | twiccian | to twitch; to pluck |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | twekkōn | to fasten; clamp; pin; to pinch; pluck |
Words derived from “twikken”