Where does “qvist” come from?

qvist (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kvistr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

qvist (Swedish): Obsolete spelling of kvist

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of kvist

Ancestry of “qvist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvistrtwig, branch
2Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

Words derived from “qvist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →