Where does “kvist” come from?

kvist (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kvistr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

kvist (Norwegian Nynorsk): a twig; a stick; a dormer

Definitions

  1. a twig; a stick; a dormer

Ancestry of “kvist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvistrtwig, branch
2Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old Norse kvistr →