verquast

German

Etymology

From Low German verquars, variant of verdwars, derived from ver- + dwars (cross, diagonal, aslant), from Middle Low German dwers, dwer, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz. Doublet of synonymous verquer. The final -t in German (or perhaps already Low German) by association with a past participle. Coda -r- is unpronounced in most dialects of Low German (as it is in some accents of standard German), hence the form verquast. Association with the unrelated adjective Low German dwas, quas (dim-witted, daft) and the derived verb dwasen, quasen (see German quasseln) may have contributed to both developments.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈkvaːst/ (usual)
  • IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈkvast/ (rare)
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Adjective

verquast (comparative verquaster, superlative am verquastesten)

  1. (especially of ideas, talk) confused; strange

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