Where does “dwarszitten” come from?

dwarszitten (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.

dwarszitten (Dutch): to hinder, to impede; to bother, to irritate

Definitions

  1. to hinder, to impede; to bother, to irritate

Ancestry of “dwarszitten”, step by step

dwarszitten 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 zitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzittento sit; to be, to be placed or located
2Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
3Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →