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
- contrary, against; bent, crooked
Ancestry of “thwerh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |