Where does “quench” come from?
Quench comes from Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic kwankijaną, a verb-forming derivative using the suffix -janą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yeti.
quench (English): To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative...
Definitions
- To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative...
Ancestry of “quench”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quenchen | To quench; To spray or douse with water or... |
| 2 | Old English | cwenċan | to extinguish, quench |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwankijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwankijaną | to cause to go out, extinguish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |