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Where does “twisel” come from?

twisel (Old English) comes from Old English twisla, from Proto-Germanic twisilą, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

twisel (Old English): forked, double

Definitions

  1. forked, double

Ancestry of “twisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwislathe fork of a river, road, etc
2Proto-Germanictwisiląfork, bifurcation
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “twisel”

  • Twizzler
  • twistle
  • twizzle
  • twissel
  • twizzly
  • twisel
  • twisil
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