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

Definitions

  1. quagmire; marsh; bog

Ancestry of “quag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquabbea marsh, bog
2Old English*cwabbesoft marshy ground
3Proto-Germanic*kwabbā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “quag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā →Every word from Old English *cwabbe →