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Where does “kwēdaz” come from?

kwēdaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷēdh- — muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin.

kwēdaz (Proto-Germanic): bad; mean; ugly; evil

Definitions

  1. bad; mean; ugly; evil

Ancestry of “kwēdaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷēdh-muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin

Words derived from “kwēdaz”

  • kwaito
  • kwaai
  • kwaadwil
  • kwaad
  • kwaadaardig
  • kwaadaardigheid
  • kwaadspreken
  • kwaadspreker
  • kwaadheid
  • qued
  • cwēad
  • cwǣd
  • quâet
  • quaet
  • kwaai
  • kwaad
  • quât
  • kwād
  • kwāt
  • quād
  • Quaad
  • quaad
  • kwood
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