Where does “quakebuttock” come from?
quakebuttock (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.
quakebuttock (English): A coward
Ancestry of “quakebuttock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Quake | — |
| 2 | Middle English | quaken | To tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from... |
| 3 | Old English | cwacian | to quake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwakōną | to shake, quiver, tremble; to croak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |