Etymograph

English

angletwitch

Angletwitch comes from Middle English angletwitche, and goes back to Old English angeltwiċċa.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150angeltwiċċa
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angletwitche
  3. Englishtodayangletwitch

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150angeltwiċċa
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angletwitche
  3. Englishtodayangletwitch

A compound of angle + twitch

Latin angulus ‘corner’

Middle French angle

Middle English angle

English angle

Proto-West Germanic *twikkijan ‘to nail, pin, fasten, clasp, pinch’

Old English *twiċċan

Middle English twicchen

English twitch

Every English word from Old English angeltwiċċa

Today it means

noun An angleworm; earthworm.

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

Etymograph / Old English angeltwiċċa / angletwitch

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