Where does “ragequitter” come from?

ragequitter (French) comes from English ragequit, 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 — to rest; rest, peace.

ragequitter (French): to ragequit

Definitions

  1. to ragequit

Ancestry of “ragequitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishragequitThe act of quitting an online video game in anger
2EnglishquitTo pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back
3Middle Englishquiten
4Anglo-Normanquitterto liberate; to free
5Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
6Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
7Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
8Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
9Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
10Proto-Italickʷiētis
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis