Where does “athwart” come from?
Athwart comes from Middle English athwert, meaning across or transversely, though its ultimate origin remains uncertain.
athwart (English): From side to side; across; Across the path;...
Definitions
- From side to side; across; Across the path;...
Ancestry of “athwart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | athwert | — |
| 2 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 3 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 4 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “athwart”