Where does “Quaste” come from?

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

Quaste (German): tassel

Definitions

  1. tassel

Ancestry of “Quaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanquestatassel
2Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

Words derived from “Quaste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old High German questa →