English twink

← Old English *twincian (inherited)

← German zwinkern (cognate)

← English -k (cognate)

← English twinkle (link)

← English twinkie (mention)

← Middle English twinken (inherited)

← Middle English twynken (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *twinkōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *-kōną (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *twint- (inherited)

← Middle High German zwinken (cognate)

← Middle High German zwingen (mention)

→ English chicken (link)

→ English twinkle (suffix)

→ English twinkish (suffix)

→ German zwinkern (link)