Where does “kwēdą” come from?

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

kwēdą (Proto-Germanic): manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil

Definitions

  1. manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil

Ancestry of “kwēdą”, step by step

kwēdą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʷuē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

via Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₁dʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₁dʰ-excrement; to creep; excrement; dung

Words derived from “kwēdą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē-
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