Etymograph

English

Twatter

Blend of twat (“a contemptible person”) + Twitter.

A blend of twat ‘a contemptible person’ + Twitter

Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną ‘to chirp’

Proto-West Germanic *twitwiʀōn

Old English *twiterian

Middle English twitren

English Twitter

Today it means

name Twitter.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Twatter