Where does “quoit” come from?

quoit (English) comes from Middle English coyte, from Old French coite, from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

quoit (English): A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target...

Definitions

  1. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target...

Ancestry of “quoit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoyteflat stone
2Old Frenchcoite—
3Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “quoit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Latin culcita →Every word from Old French coite →