Where does “quey” come from?
quey (English) comes from Middle English quye, from Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kūīgǭ.
quey (English): A heifer
Ancestry of “quey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quye | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | kvíga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kūīgǭ | — |