Where does “dwarsfluit” come from?
dwarsfluit (Dutch) comes from Dutch dwars, 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.
dwarsfluit (Dutch): transverse flute
Ancestry of “dwarsfluit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dwars | in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dwers | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |