English
awry
Awry comes from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- ‘to twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wreyḱ-‘to twist’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500awry
- Englishearliest quotation 2021same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wreyḱ-‘to twist’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500awry
- Englishearliest quotation 2021same form
Earliest quotation: 2021, Jamie Jackson, Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hi: “It came inside 50 minutes and moments later Cavani…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- ‘to twist’
Today it means
adv Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- / awry