thwerh

See also: ðwerh

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• ðwerh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwerh (“against, contrary”). Cognate with Old English þweorh and Dutch dwars.

Adjective

thwerh

1. contrary, against
2. bent, crooked

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dwer, dwers, queer
  • Low German: dweer, dwars, quars; (> verquars)
    • → German: verquast
  • → Middle English: dwere, dwire
  • → Scots: queer
    • → English: queer, qwer (Bermuda)
      • → German: queer, Queer
      • → Russian: квир (kvir)
      • → Swedish: queer