schräg
German (Berlin)
/ʃʁɛːk/, /ʃʁeːk/, /ʃʁɛːç/, /ʃʁeːç/
adj
Definitions
- oblique; slanted neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line
- (informal) strange; weird; awkward
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German schrage (grid of items arranged crosswise, of wooden pegs) derived from Old High German scregihōrī (state of being slanted).
Origin
Old High German
scregihōrī
Gloss
state of being slanted
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beziehung German
- Brücke German
- Dach German
- Schrift German
- Schrägbeziehung German
- Schrägdach German
- Schrägschrift German
- Schrägseilbrücke German
- Schrägstreifen German
- Seil German
- Streifen German
- srég Hungarian
- scregihōrī Old High German
- schrage Middle High German
- schreg Alemannic German