"TWIG."
"Twig" in the phrase, "Do you twig it?" conics from the old Saxon word "wit-an," which means to know, perceive. In those days the poor Saxon person hadn't any idea of shortening words as we do in these strenuous times. "Wit-an" is much more difficult to pronounce than "twig." In coiinsc of time it became "wit," but the concluding consonant "t" rather clogged the tongue> instead of preparing it for tiie next word. The final "g" was ours. Besides making the word short, sharp, bright and crisp, it is easy to pronounce arid looks well.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 99, 29 April 1933, Page 7 (Supplement)
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