Where does “kvǫstr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kvǫstr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvǫstr”

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