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wrist
O.E.
wrist,
from P.Gmc.
*wristiz
(cf. O.N.
rist
"instep," O.Fris.
wrist
, M.Du.
wrist
, Ger.
Rist
"back of the hand, instep"), from P.Gmc.
*wrig-, *wreik-
"to turn" (see
wry
). The notion is "the turning joint."
