Where does “quasseln” come from?
quasseln (Low German) comes from Middle Low German dwāsen, from Middle Low German dwās, from Old Saxon dwās, from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
Ancestry of “quasseln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | dwāsen | to talk nonsense |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dwās | stupid; dim-witted, daft |
| 3 | Old Saxon | dwās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwēsaz | foolish, stupid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |