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

Definitions

  1. A coward

Ancestry of “quakebuttock”, step by step

quakebuttock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Quake

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

via English buttock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuttockEach of the two large fleshy halves of the...
2Middle Englishbuttok—
3Old Englishbuttucend, small piece of land; end; end piece”; also,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōną →Every word from Old English cwacian →