Where does “thwartness” come from?
thwartness (English) comes from English thwart, from Middle English þwerte, from Old Norse þvert, from Old Norse þverr, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
thwartness (English): The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity;...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity;...
Ancestry of “thwartness”, step by step
thwartness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thwart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thwart | Placed or situated across something else; cross,... |
| 2 | Middle English | þwerte | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þvert | across, athwart |
| 4 | Old Norse | þverr | athwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |