Where does “quath” come from?

quath (Middle English) comes from Middle English cothe, from Old English coþu, from Proto-Germanic kuþō — disease, sickness.

quath (Middle English): Alternative form of cothe; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cothe; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “quath”, step by step

quath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English cothe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcothecoath
2Old Englishcoþudisease, sickness
3Proto-Germanickuþōdisease, sickness

via Old English cwæþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwæþfirst/third-person preterite of cweþan
2Proto-Germanickwaþ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kuþō →Every word from Old English coþu →Every word from Middle English cothe →