Where does “quitch” come from?
quitch (English) comes from Middle English quicchen, from Old English cweċċan, from Proto-Germanic kwakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.
quitch (English): To shake ; to stir, move; To stir; to move; To...
Definitions
- To shake ; to stir, move; To stir; to move; To...
Ancestry of “quitch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | quicchen | — |
| 2 | Old English | cweċċan | to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwakjaną | to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |
Words derived from “quitch”