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Where does “twiccian” come from?

twiccian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic twekkōn — to fasten; clamp; pin; to pinch; pluck.

twiccian (Old English): to twitch; to pluck

Definitions

  1. to twitch; to pluck

Ancestry of “twiccian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictwekkōnto fasten; clamp; pin; to pinch; pluck

Words derived from “twiccian”

  • tweak
  • tweaker
  • tweaky
  • tweakable
  • untweakable
  • retweak
  • tweakage
  • twikken
Every word from Proto-West Germanic twekkōn →