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Middle English

twist

/twist/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
  2. A twig or branch.
  3. 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.

  1. *twistaz(gem-pro)
  2. *twist(gmw-pro)
  3. *twist(ang)
  4. twist (Middle English)
  5. Relations: inh, inh, inh

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