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

kwād traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kwēdą

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

via Proto-Germanic kwēdaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwēdazbad; mean; ugly; evil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷēdh-muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin

Words derived from “kwād”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →