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
- a quarter of; a quarter; kvart over ― quarter...
Ancestry of “kvart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvárt | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “kvart”