Where does “dwarsgang” come from?

dwarsgang (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.

dwarsgang (Dutch): a traverse corridor or passageway, a cross-aisle...

Definitions

  1. a traverse corridor or passageway, a cross-aisle...

Ancestry of “dwarsgang”, step by step

dwarsgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dwars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwarsin a crosswise direction, transverse, at right...
2Middle Dutchdwers—
3Old Saxonthwerhcontrary, against; bent, crooked
4Proto-Germanic*þwerh—
5Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
6Proto-Germanicþerh-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Dutch gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
2Middle Dutchganc—
3Old Dutchgank—
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →
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