Where does “quiste” come from?

quiste (Middle English) comes from Old English cwiss, from Proto-Germanic kwissiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

quiste (Middle English): One's will and testament; Bequest, inheritance

Definitions

  1. One's will and testament; Bequest, inheritance

Ancestry of “quiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwissa derivative of {{m|ang|cweþan||to say}}; saying
2Proto-Germanickwissizspeech, saying
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “quiste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwissiz →Every word from Old English cwiss →