Twingen
/ˈtwɪŋən/noun
An obsolete English verb meaning to pinch, squeeze, or cause a sharp twinge of pain.
Did you know?Twingen belongs to the same Germanic word family as “twinge,” whose original sense involved pinching or compressing rather than merely feeling pain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*twangjaną
“To press, constrain, or squeeze.”
Old English
OE
twengan
“To pinch or squeeze.”
Middle English
ME
twingen
“To pinch, press, or cause pain.”
14th–15th Century
English
twingen
“To produce a sharp, gripping pain; an obsolete form related to “twinge.””
Modern English
English
twinge
“A sudden sharp pain or pang; the surviving form of the word family.”