Where does “þweorh” come from?

þweorh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

þweorh (Old English): cross, transverse; adverse, opposed; crooked,...

Definitions

  1. cross, transverse; adverse, opposed; crooked,...

Ancestry of “þweorh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
2Proto-Germanicþerh-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh-Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz