Where does “kwijten” come from?
kwijten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch quiten, from Old French quiter, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis — to rest; rest, peace.
kwijten (Dutch): to lose; to quit; to acquit oneself
Definitions
- to lose; to quit; to acquit oneself
Ancestry of “kwijten”, step by step