English word Twitter comes from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną (To twitter; chirp.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *twitwizōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To twitter; chirp. |
| *twiterian | Old English (ang) | |
| twiteren | Middle English (enm) | |
| English (eng) | (intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.. (intransitive, transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.. (obsolete, transitive) To twit; to reproach or upbraid.. To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.. Unwanted [...] | |
| English (eng) | (ambitransitive, Internet) To post an update to Twitter; to tweet. An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short (140-character) messages. (internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service. |