twist
/twist/ · noun
Meaning
- The flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
- A twig or branch.
- A groin (juncture between the chest and thighs)
Etymology / origin
From Old English *twist (attested in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *twist, from Proto-Germanic *twistaz.
- *twistaz(gem-pro)→
- *twist(gmw-pro)→
- *twist(ang)→
- twist (Middle English)
- Relations: inh, inh, inh
Related words
Descendant words
- twist(English) (inh)
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