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Where does “quease” come from?

quease (English) comes from Middle English queisen, from Old English cwȳsan — to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise.

Ancestry of “quease”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishqueisento squeeze
2Old Englishcwȳsanto quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise

Words derived from “quease”

  • squeeze
  • squeegee
  • squeezer
  • squeezable
  • squeezy
  • squeezebox
  • squeege
  • unsqueeze
  • squeezably
  • squeezability
  • squeezest
  • squizzle
  • squeezeth
  • squize
  • unsqueezable
  • squeezeboxer
  • squeeze box
  • squise
  • squillgee
  • squeeziness
  • squeezableness
  • skweee
  • squeegeelike
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