Where does “kvasto” come from?

kvasto (Esperanto) comes from German Quaste, from Old High German questa, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

kvasto (Esperanto): tassel

Definitions

  1. tassel

Ancestry of “kvasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuastetassel
2Old High Germanquestatassel
3Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old High German questa →
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