Where does “aþweran” come from?

aþweran (Old English) comes from Old English þweran, from Proto-Germanic þweraną, from Proto-Indo-European twer- — to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...

aþweran (Old English): to churn; to shake or stir together

Definitions

  1. to churn; to shake or stir together

Ancestry of “aþweran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþweranto twirl; to stir
2Proto-Germanicþweranąto swirl, turn, stir
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwer-to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þweraną →Every word from Old English þweran →