Where does “*quāt” come from?

*quāt (Old Dutch) comes from Old Saxon kwād, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

*quāt (Old Dutch): bad, evil

Definitions

  1. bad, evil

Ancestry of “*quāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkwād—
2Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old Saxon kwād →
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