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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandwāsento talk nonsense
2Middle Low Germandwāsstupid; dim-witted, daft
3Old Saxondwās—
4Proto-Germanicdwēsazfoolish, stupid
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “quasseln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz →