Where does “kwaad” come from?
kwaad (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kwaad, from Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch kwāt, from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.
kwaad (Afrikaans): angry; evil
Ancestry of “kwaad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kwaad | angry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | quâet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kwāt | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | kwād | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwēdą | manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷuē- | excrement, dung |
Words derived from “kwaad”