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
- quarter, one of four parts
Ancestry of “kwart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | quarte | — |
| 2 | Old French | quart | fourth; quarter |
| 3 | Latin | quarta | inflection of quārtus:
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| 4 | Latin | quārtus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “kwart”