Middle English word quead comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷēdh-, and later Proto-Germanic *kwēdaz (Bad; mean; ugly; evil.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*gʷēdh- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*kwēdaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bad; mean; ugly; evil. |
*cwēad | Old English (ang) | |
quead | Middle English (enm) |