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Where does “kwād” come from?

kwād (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

Ancestry of “kwād”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwād”

  • quât
  • quaad
  • Quaad
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