Where does “twinken” come from?

twinken (Middle English) comes from Old English twincian, from Proto-Germanic twinkōną, from Proto-Germanic twint- — to twinkle.

twinken (Middle English): to blink; twinkle

Definitions

  1. to blink; twinkle

Ancestry of “twinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwincianto wink; twinkle
2Proto-Germanictwinkōną—
3Proto-Germanictwint-to twinkle

Words derived from “twinken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic twint- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twinkōną →Every word from Old English twincian →