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Where does “guerxo” come from?

guerxo (Catalan) comes from Italian guercio, from German dwerah, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

guerxo (Catalan): cross-eyed; one-eyed; bent, crooked

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed; one-eyed; bent, crooked

Ancestry of “guerxo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguerciocross-eyed; one-eyed; A cross-eyed person;...
2Germandwerah—
3Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
4Proto-Germanicþerh-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
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