Where does “quaad” come from?

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

quaad (Low German): evil; mean

Definitions

  1. evil; mean

Ancestry of “quaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanquât—
2Old Saxonkwād—
3Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old Saxon kwād →