Where does “kvart” come from?

kvart (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvárt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

kvart (Norwegian Nynorsk): a quarter of; a quarter; kvart over ― quarter...

Definitions

  1. a quarter of; a quarter; kvart over ― quarter...

Ancestry of “kvart”, step by step

kvart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvárt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárt—
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Latin quārtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtusfourth
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kvart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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