Where does “Твиттер” come from?
Твиттер (Russian) comes from English Twitter, from Middle English twitren, from Old English twiterian, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.
Ancestry of “Твиттер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Twitter | A user account belonging to the above service; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 3 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |