Where does “quiten” come from?
quiten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French quiter, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
quiten (Middle Dutch): to free , to acquit
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Words derived from “quiten”