Where does “quacre” come from?

quacre (Portuguese) comes from English Quaker, from English Quake, from Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian, from Proto-Germanic kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

quacre (Portuguese): Quaker member of the Religious Society of Friends

Definitions

  1. Quaker member of the Religious Society of Friends

Ancestry of “quacre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuakerA believer of the Quaker faith and a member of...
2EnglishQuakeThe 99th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
3Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
4Old Englishcwacianto quake
5Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog-Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōnąEvery word from Old English cwacian