Where does “thwartwise” come from?
thwartwise (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.
thwartwise (English): Athwart; from side to side; across
Definitions
- Athwart; from side to side; across
Ancestry of “thwartwise”, step by step
thwartwise 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 |