Where does “dwās” come from?

dwās (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch dwars, from Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

dwās (Jersey Dutch): across

Definitions

  1. across

Ancestry of “dwās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwarsin a crosswise direction, transverse, at right...
2Middle Dutchdwers—
3Old Saxonthwerhcontrary, against; bent, crooked
4Proto-Germanic*þwerh—
5Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
6Proto-Germanicþerh-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →