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Where does “querder” come from?

querder (Middle High German) comes from Old High German querdar, from Proto-Germanic kwerþraz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₃-tro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Ancestry of “querder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanquerdarbait
2Proto-Germanickwerþrazbait
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷérh₃-tro-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “querder”

  • Köder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →