Where does “kwarrelig” come from?
kwarrelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwarrel, from Dutch kwaliteit, from French qualité, from Latin qualitas, from Ancient Greek ποιότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
kwarrelig (Dutch): undersized while having a grown together or shrivelled appearance often of plants and fruits
Definitions
- undersized while having a grown together or shrivelled appearance often of plants and fruits
Ancestry of “kwarrelig”, step by step
kwarrelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kwarrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwarrel | a superficial or budding fuckbuddy-type relationship which one considers promising and which may develop into something more serious |
| 2 | Dutch | kwaliteit | quality |
| 3 | French | qualité | quality |
| 4 | Latin | qualitas | quality, property |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιότης | quality |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |