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Where does “kwood” come from?

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

kwood (Saterland Frisian): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “kwood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianquādbad, evil
2Old Saxonkwād—
3Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung
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