twist.
strife, discord
Meaning & usage
strife, discord
dispute
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Germanic *twistaz (“strife, quarrel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Twist (“discord”), German Low German Twist (“strife; discord”), German Zwist (“turmoil; strife; discord”), Swedish tvist (“quarrel; dispute”), Icelandic tvistur (“deuce”), and English twist.
twist: dance, turn
Where this word comes from
From English twist.
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