Where does “quag” come from?
quag (English) comes from Middle English quabbe, from Old English *cwabbe, from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.
quag (English): quagmire; marsh; bog
Ancestry of “quag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quabbe | a marsh, bog |
| 2 | Old English | *cwabbe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kwabbā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |
Words derived from “quag”