Where does “kwartaal” come from?

kwartaal (Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin quartale, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kwartaal (Dutch): quarter, trimester (period of three months)

Definitions

  1. quarter, trimester (period of three months)

Ancestry of “kwartaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinquartalenominative neuter singular of quārtālis;...
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kwartaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →