quer
German (Berlin)
/kveːɐ̯/
adj
Definitions
- (rare) crosswise, cross
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German twerh (oblique) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (cross, adverse, contrary, against) derived from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (turn, twist, spin, wind).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*terkʷ-
Gloss
turn, twist, spin, wind
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
風
Emoji
🙃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Quidditch English
- antiqueer English
- athwart English
- genderqueer English
- intort English
- nonqueer English
- overthwart English
- postqueer English
- queer English
- queerbait English
- queerbaiting English
- queercore English
- queerdar English
- queerdom English
- queerer English
- queerhood English
- queerification English
- queerify English
- queerish English
- queerism English
- queerization English
- queerize English
- queerlord English
- queerly English
- queerness English
- queerphobia English
- queerphobic English
- queerplatonic English
- queersome English
- queerspawn English
- queerspeak English
- queersploitation English
- thwart English
- thwartable English
- thwarten English
- thwarter English
- thwartest English
- thwarteth English
- thwartful English
- thwartly English
- thwartness English
- thwartsome English
- thwartwise English
- thwarty English
- contortus Latin
- distortum Latin
- extortiō Latin
- extortus Latin
- nasturtium Latin
- retorqueo Latin
- retortus Latin
- tormentum Latin
- torqueo Latin
- torqueō Latin
- torquēre Latin
- torquēs Latin
- torsio Latin
- torta pānis, tortus Latin
- tortio Latin
- tortum Latin
- tortuosus Latin
- tortura Latin
- tortus Latin
- tortuōsus Latin
- tortūra Latin
- tricae Latin
- trua Latin
- turpis Latin
- Einfangquerschnitt German
- Flöte German
- Format German
- Kopf German
- Maß German
- Quere German
- Querflöte German
- Querformat German
- Querkopf German
- Quermaß German
- Querreihe German
- Querschnitt German
- Querstreifen German
- Querstrich German
- Reihe German
- Schnitt German
- Streifen German
- Strich German
- Wirkungsquerschnitt German
- querschlagen German
- querschnittsgelähmt German
- schlagen German
- dwars Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsbalk Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsfluit Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsgang Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsliggen Dutch, Flemish
- dwarszitten Dutch, Flemish
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- τρέπω Ancient Greek
- ἄτρακτος Ancient Greek
- *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *þarhô Proto-Germanic
- *þerh- Proto-Germanic
- *þweraną Proto-Germanic
- *þwerhaz Proto-Germanic
- þweorh Old English
- thwert Middle English
- thwerten Middle English
- þverr Old Norse
- þvert Old Norse
- tvær Danish
- torcious Old French
- trousse Old French
- kvira Esperanto
- torri Welsh
- dwers Middle Dutch
- *dwerahes Old High German
- dwerah Old High German
- twerh Old High German
- twër Middle High German
- queesch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- contortion Middle French
- 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *thwerhes Old Dutch
- *tarkúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- thwerh Old Saxon
- Twër Alemannic German
- 𒋻𒌑𒍣 Hittite