Where does “*cwabbe” come from?

*cwabbe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

*cwabbe (Old English): soft marshy ground

Definitions

  1. soft marshy ground

Ancestry of “*cwabbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kwabbā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “*cwabbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā →