Where does “bastukvast” come from?

bastukvast (Swedish) comes from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

bastukvast (Swedish): a bath broom

Definitions

  1. a bath broom

Ancestry of “bastukvast”, step by step

bastukvast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kvast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvastbroom; tassel; cyme
2Old Swedishquaster—
3Old Norsekvǫstr—
4Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

via Swedish bastu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbastua sauna
2Old Swedishbadstuwu—
3Old Swedishbaþstova—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old Norse kvǫstr →
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