dwars

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right angles
  2. slantwise, diagonal, askew
  3. rebellious, stubbornly disobedient

Frequenz

B1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/dʋɑrs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Dutch *thweres, genitive form of Proto-West Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”). Cognates include English thwart and queer, Swedish tvär, Danish tvært, German quer, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃 (þwairhs).

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