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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/quer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
quer
Friedrich Kluge2508064An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — quer1891John Francis Davis

quer, adv., ‘athwart, crosswise,’ from the equiv. MidHG. (MidG.) twër (hence twër, f., ‘diagonal’); for further references see Zwerch-.