Where does “kwaad” come from?

kwaad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch quâet, from Old Dutch kwāt, from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

kwaad (Dutch): angry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil

Definitions

  1. angry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil

Ancestry of “kwaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquâetevil
2Old Dutchkwāt—
3Old Saxonkwād—
4Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “kwaad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old Saxon kwād →