Where does “thwart” come from?

Thwart comes from Middle English thwert, from Old Norse þvert, the neuter form of þverr meaning "transverse," from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- meaning "to turn."

thwart (English): Placed or situated across something else; cross,...

Definitions

  1. Placed or situated across something else; cross,...

Ancestry of “thwart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishþwerte—
2Old Norseþvertacross, athwart
3Old Norseþverrathwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,...
4Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
5Proto-Germanicþerh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “thwart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →