Where does “tvärnita” come from?

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

tvärnita (Swedish): to brake hard (with a vehicle), to slam on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)

Definitions

  1. to brake hard (with a vehicle), to slam on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)

Ancestry of “tvärnita”, step by step

tvärnita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtväracross, perpendicular to the main direction;...
2Old Swedishþvar—
3Old Norseþverrathwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,...
4Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
5Proto-Germanicþerh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Swedish nita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishnitaTo rivet
2GermannietenTo rivet
3Middle High Germannieten—
4Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
5Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →