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Where does “twist” come from?

twist (Portuguese) comes from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twist (Portuguese): twist

Definitions

  1. twist

Ancestry of “twist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwist—
2Middle Englishtwist—
3Old Englishtwist—
4Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →