Where does “kwast” come from?

kwast (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

Ancestry of “kwast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

Words derived from “kwast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →
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