Where does “quiten” come from?
quiten (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quitter, from Old French quitter, from Old French quitte, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis — to rest; rest, peace.
Ancestry of “quiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 2 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 3 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 4 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 5 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 6 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |