dwars
Dutch (Brabantic)
adj
Definitions
- in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right angles
- slantwise, diagonal, askew
- rebellious, stubbornly disobedient
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch dwers inherited from Old Dutch *thwerhes inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (cross, adverse, contrary, against).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þwerhaz
Gloss
cross, adverse, contrary, against
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- athwart English
- overthwart English
- queer 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
- Quere German
- Querflöte German
- Querformat German
- Querkopf German
- Quermaß German
- Querreihe German
- Querschnitt German
- Querstreifen German
- Querstrich German
- quer German
- querschlagen German
- balk Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsbalk Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsfluit Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsgang Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsliggen Dutch, Flemish
- dwarsligger Dutch, Flemish
- dwarszitten Dutch, Flemish
- fluit Dutch, Flemish
- gang Dutch, Flemish
- liggen Dutch, Flemish
- zitten Dutch, Flemish
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *þweraną Proto-Germanic
- *þwerhaz Proto-Germanic
- tvär Swedish
- tvärflöjt Swedish
- tvärspråklig Swedish
- tvärstopp Swedish
- þweorh Old English
- dwere Middle English
- thwert Middle English
- þverr Old Norse
- þvers Old Norse
- þvert Old Norse
- tvær Danish
- tværs Danish
- dwers Middle Dutch
- *dwerahes Old High German
- dwerah Old High German
- twerh Old High German
- twër Middle High German
- queesch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
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- *thwerhes Old Dutch
- dwēr Middle Low German
- thwerh Old Saxon
- Twër Alemannic German
- þvar Old Swedish