Where does “squise” come from?

squise (English) comes from English quease, from Middle English queisen, from Old English cwȳsan — to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise.

Ancestry of “squise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquease—
2Middle Englishqueisento squeeze
3Old Englishcwȳsanto quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise
Every word from Old English cwȳsan →Every word from Middle English queisen →Every word from English quease →