Where does “requiten” come from?
requiten (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
requiten (Middle English): to repay
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