Where does “kvistr” come from?

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

kvistr (Old Norse): twig, branch

Definitions

  1. twig, branch

Ancestry of “kvistr”, step by step

kvistr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kwastuz

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

via Proto-Germanic twistaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwistaz—

Words derived from “kvistr”

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