English
twisted
The sense "intertwined" comes from twist (verb) by the late 15th century.
The story
The sense "intertwined" comes from twist (verb) by the late 15th century. The sense "mentally disturbed, perverted" is probably from twist (“mental peculiarity, perversion”, noun), which is attested by 1811.
Today it means
adj Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / twisted