Where does “qued” come from?

qued (Middle English) comes from Old English cwēad, from Proto-Germanic kwēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷēdh- — muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin.

qued (Middle English): bad; evil; evil; harm; wickedness; an evil person...

Definitions

  1. bad; evil; evil; harm; wickedness; an evil person...

Ancestry of “qued”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwēadbad; dung; dirt; filth
2Proto-Germanickwēdazbad; mean; ugly; evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷēdh-muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷēdh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdaz →Every word from Old English cwēad →