myEtymology.com: English etymology of athwartships

Etymology of the English word athwartships

the English word athwartships

derived from the English word athwart

derived from the English word thwart

derived from the Old Norse word thvert

derived from the Old Norse word thverr

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *thwerkhaz

derived from the English word a-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the English word a-

derived from the English word thwert

derived from the English word ship

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skipan

using the English suffix -s

Word found in Modern English