'warp' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'weorpan,' where 'weorpan' meant 'to throw or twist.'

'weorpan' transformed into the Middle English word 'warpen,' and eventually became the modern English word 'warp.'

Initially, it meant 'to throw or twist,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to distort or bend out of shape.'