Where does “Quaker” come from?

Quaker (English) comes from English Quake, from Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian, from Proto-Germanic kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

Quaker (English): A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of...

Definitions

  1. A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of...

Ancestry of “Quaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuakeThe 99th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
2Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
3Old Englishcwacianto quake
4Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “Quaker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōną →Every word from Old English cwacian →