Where does “kwartēl” come from?
kwartēl (Middle Low German) comes from Latin quartarium, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “kwartēl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quartarium | fourth part |
| 2 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |