quack
English
/kwæk/
noun
Definitions
- The sound made by a duck.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *quacken derived from Middle Dutch quacken (croak, quack) derived from Old Dutch *kwaken (quack, croak) derived from Proto-Germanic *kwakaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kwakaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiquackery English
- buster English
- busting English
- grass English
- quackbuster English
- quackbusting English
- quacker English
- quackery English
- quacketh English
- quackgrass English
- quackhood English
- quackish English
- quackishly English
- quackishness English
- quackism English
- quackle English
- quacklike English
- quackster English
- quacky English
- *kwakaną Proto-Germanic
- *quacken Middle English
- quacken Middle Dutch
- *kwaken Old Dutch