Where does “quaad” come from?

quaad (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German quât, from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

quaad (German Low German): evil; mean; angry; cruel; crooked; shady; corrupt

Definitions

  1. evil; mean; angry; cruel; crooked; shady; corrupt

Ancestry of “quaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanquât—
2Old Saxonkwād—
3Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “quaad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old Saxon kwād →