Where does “Cuaigearachd” come from?
Cuaigearachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Cuaigear, 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.
Cuaigearachd (Scottish Gaelic): Quakerism
Ancestry of “Cuaigearachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Cuaigear | Quaker |
| 2 | English | Quaker | A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of... |
| 3 | English | Quake | — |
| 4 | Middle English | quaken | To tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from... |
| 5 | Old English | cwacian | to quake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwakōną | to shake, quiver, tremble; to croak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |