Where does “tvärslå” come from?
tvärslå (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.
tvärslå (Swedish): a crossbar (pole, beam, or the like extending across something)
Definitions
- a crossbar (pole, beam, or the like extending across something)
Ancestry of “tvärslå”, step by step
tvärslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tvär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tvär | across, perpendicular to the main direction;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þvar | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þverr | athwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Swedish slå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slå | to hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 3 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |