Where does “queerdo” come from?
queerdo (English) comes from English weirdo, from English weir, from Middle English were, from Middle English weren, from Old English werian, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
queerdo (English): Someone who is strange or awkward; stronger and...
Definitions
- Someone who is strange or awkward; stronger and...
Ancestry of “queerdo”, step by step
queerdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weirdo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weirdo | A strange, odd, eccentric person; An insane,... |
| 2 | English | weir | An adjustable dam placed across a river to... |
| 3 | Middle English | were | Second-person singular past indicative form of... |
| 4 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 5 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English queer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queer | Weird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | queer | oblique, off-center |
| 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 |