Where does “kwart” come from?

kwart (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch quarte, from Old French quart, from Latin quarta, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kwart (Dutch): quarter, one of four parts

Definitions

  1. quarter, one of four parts

Ancestry of “kwart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquarte—
2Old Frenchquartfourth; quarter
3Latinquartainflection of quārtus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kwart”

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