quag
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quabbe (bog, a marsh) inherited from Old English cwabba (that which shakes trembles, something soft and flabby).
Origin
Old English
cwabba
Gloss
that which shakes trembles, something soft and flabby
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mire English
- quagginess English
- quaggy English
- quagmire English
- quagmired English
- quagmirical English
- quagmiry English
- cwabba Old English
- quabbe Middle English