tvar
Westrobothnian
adjective
Definitions
- Cranky, irritable, of bad temper.
- (in compounds) Across.
- (neuter, as an adverb) Quick, immediate.
- (neuter, as an adverb) Cut clean off.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse þverr (obstinate, transverse, adverse) 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
- intort English
- queer 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
- 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
- torri Welsh
- dwerah Old High German
- twerh Old High German
- contortion Middle French
- 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *thwerhes Old Dutch
- *tarkúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- thwerh Old Saxon
- þvar Old Swedish
- 𒋻𒌑𒍣 Hittite