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
- evil; mean; angry; cruel; crooked; shady; corrupt
Ancestry of “quaad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | quât | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kwād | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwēdą | manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷuē- | excrement, dung |