Where does “þverr” come from?

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

þverr (Old Norse): athwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,...

Definitions

  1. athwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,...

Ancestry of “þverr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
2Proto-Germanicþerh-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “þverr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →