Where does “twynken” come from?
twynken (Middle English) comes from Old English twincian, from Proto-Germanic twinkōną, from Proto-Germanic twint- — to twinkle.
Ancestry of “twynken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | twincian | to wink; twinkle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | twinkōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twint- | to twinkle |
Words derived from “twynken”