Tangle
/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/noun
To twist together or entwine into a confused mass.
Did you know?The word 'tangle' is linked to the Old Norse word for 'to twist,' revealing a deep connection to chaotic energies and the entrapment of fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tenk-
“to stretch, to extend, to twist”
Old English
Old English
tangian
“to touch or feel, to make contact”
Old Norse
Old Norse
tangr
“a twig, branch, or something that twists”
Middle English
Middle English
tanglen
“to entangle, to intertwine or twist together”
Modern English
English
tangle
“to form a confused mass of intertwined strands or elements”
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