Where does “quât” come from?
quât (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.
Ancestry of “quât”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | kwād | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwēdą | manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷuē- | excrement, dung |
Words derived from “quât”