Where does “kvit” come from?
kvit (Danish) comes from Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis — to rest; rest, peace.
kvit (Danish): free from debt; unencumbered
Definitions
- free from debt; unencumbered
Ancestry of “kvit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kvittr | loose rumour, report; quit, acquitted |
| 2 | Middle Low German | quit | — |
| 3 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 4 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 5 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 6 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |