Where does “questa” come from?

questa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

questa (Old High German): tassel

Definitions

  1. tassel

Ancestry of “questa”, step by step

questa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kwastuz

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

via Proto-Germanic kwastō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwastō—

Words derived from “questa”

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