Where does “kvist” come from?

kvist (Danish) comes from Old Norse kvistr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

kvist (Danish): a twig

Definitions

  1. a twig

Ancestry of “kvist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvistrtwig, branch
2Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →