Where does “quāt” come from?

quāt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German quāt, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

Ancestry of “quāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanquātbad
2Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “quāt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old High German quāt →