Where does “kvitl” come from?
kvitl (English) comes from Yiddish קוויטל, from Yiddish קוויט, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kwit, from French cuire, from Middle French cuire, from Old French cuire, from Late Latin coco, from Latin coquō.
kvitl (English): A note with a (general or specific) petitionary prayer, used in Hasidic Judaism
Definitions
- A note with a (general or specific) petitionary prayer, used in Hasidic Judaism
Ancestry of “kvitl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קוויטל | little note, slip of paper |
| 2 | Yiddish | קוויט | receipt |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kwit | — |
| 4 | French | cuire | to cook; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Middle French | cuire | Alternative form of cuyre |
| 6 | Old French | cuire | to cook |
| 7 | Late Latin | coco | — |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 10 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 11 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 12 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 14 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |