Etymograph

English

twigloo

Blend of twig + igloo.

A compound of twig + igloo

Proto-West Germanic *twiggu ‘small twig, shoot’

Old English twigg

Middle English twig

English twig

Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu

Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu

Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ ‘house, building (of any kind)’

English igloo

Today it means

noun A temporary circular shelter or structure built from thin branches.

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

Etymograph / twigloo