Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “quat” come from?

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

quat (Old High German): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “quat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quat”

  • Vogelkot
  • Kotstecher
  • Kot
  • bekoten
  • koto
  • kota
  • koti
  • kotan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →