Where does “quiddle” come from?

quiddle (English) comes from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

quiddle (English): To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle; To...

Definitions

  1. To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle; To...

Ancestry of “quiddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
2Proto-Italickʷid—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “quiddle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →