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Where does “twisla” come from?

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

twisla (Old English): the fork of a river, road, etc

Definitions

  1. the fork of a river, road, etc

Ancestry of “twisla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwisiląfork, bifurcation
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “twisla”

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