[twig] n [ME twigge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zwig twig, OE twa two] (bef. 12c) 1: a small shoot or branch usu. without its leaves
2: a minute branch of a nerve or artery -- twigged adj -- twig.gy adj
[2]twig vb twigged ; twig.ging [perh. fr. Ir & ScGael tuig- understand] vt (1764) 1: notice, observe
2: to understand the meaning of: comprehend ~ vi: to gain a grasp: understand "twigged instinctively about things --H. E. Bates" [3]twig n [origin unknown] (ca. 1811) Brit: fashion, style