Where does “squize” come from?

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

Ancestry of “squize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquease—
2Middle Englishqueisento squeeze
3Old Englishcwȳsanto quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise

Words derived from “squize”

Every word from Old English cwȳsan →Every word from Middle English queisen →Every word from English quease →