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

quitrent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quit

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
6Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
7Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
8Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
9Proto-Italickʷiētis
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via English rent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrentA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order...
2Middle Englishrentrent: income; revenue
3Old Frenchrenteincome
4Medieval Latinrendita
5Latinrendō
6Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
7Latinto give
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “quitrent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis