Where does “twist” come from?

twist (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic twī-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “twist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwī-two-, double-
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twī- →