Where does “kvart” come from?

kvart (Swedish) comes from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvart (Swedish): a quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a...

Definitions

  1. a quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a...

Ancestry of “kvart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kvart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →