Where does “twisil” come from?
twisil (Middle English) comes from Old English twisel, from Old English twisla, from Proto-Germanic twisilą, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.
Ancestry of “twisil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | twisel | forked, double |
| 2 | Old English | twisla | the fork of a river, road, etc |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twisilą | fork, bifurcation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwis- | two-ways, in twain; twice, in two |
Words derived from “twisil”