Etymograph

English

twight

Twight comes from Middle English twight.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500twight1
  2. Englishtodaytwight1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English twight

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500twightWiktionary, English twight
  2. EnglishtodaytwightWiktionary, English twight

Every English word from Middle English twight

Today it means

verb To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “twight”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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