Where does “quatsch” come from?
quatsch (Dutch) comes from German Quatsch, from German quatschen — to talk nonsense; to chatter, babble.
quatsch (Dutch): nonsense
Ancestry of “quatsch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Quatsch | verbal nonsense; used to acknowledge that the... |
| 2 | German | quatschen | to talk nonsense; to chatter, babble |