Where does “dwars” come from?

dwars (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

dwars (Dutch): in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right...

Definitions

  1. in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right...

Ancestry of “dwars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdwers—
2Old Saxonthwerhcontrary, against; bent, crooked
3Proto-Germanic*þwerh—
4Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
5Proto-Germanicþerh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “dwars”

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