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Where does “quitrent” come from?

quitrent (English) comes from English quit, from Middle English quiten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs — to rest; rest, peace.

quitrent (English): A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment...

Definitions

  1. A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment...

Ancestry of “quitrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquitTo pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back
2Middle Englishquiten—
3Anglo-Normanquitterto liberate; to free
4Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
5Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
6Latinquiētus—
7Latinquiēscō—
8Latinquiēs—
9Proto-Italickʷiētis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
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