Where does “thwerh” come from?

thwerh (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

thwerh (Old Saxon): contrary, against; bent, crooked

Definitions

  1. contrary, against; bent, crooked

Ancestry of “thwerh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*þwerh—
2Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
3Proto-Germanicþerh-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “thwerh”

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