Where does “quāt” come from?

quāt (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

quāt (Old High German): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “quāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “quāt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →