Where does “kwakken” come from?

kwakken (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

kwakken (Dutch): to dump, to throw, to smack

Definitions

  1. to dump, to throw, to smack

Ancestry of “kwakken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “kwakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōną →