Where does “quoy” come from?

quoy (English) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, from Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

quoy (English): An area of wasteland now enclosed for farming

Definitions

  1. An area of wasteland now enclosed for farming

Ancestry of “quoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkviwhy
2Old Norsehví—
3Proto-Germanichwīhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwī →
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