Where does “quethen” come from?
quethen (Middle English) comes from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
quethen (Middle English): To speak, talk, question; To reply, respond; To...
Definitions
- To speak, talk, question; To reply, respond; To...
Ancestry of “quethen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cweþan | to say |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *kweþan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kweþaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |
Words derived from “quethen”