Where does “quâet” come from?

quâet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kwāt, from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

quâet (Middle Dutch): evil

Definitions

  1. evil

Ancestry of “quâet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkwāt—
2Old Saxonkwād—
3Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “quâet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old Saxon kwād →
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