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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

Definitions

  1. to repay

Ancestry of “requiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquitterto liberate; to free
2Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
3Latinquiētus—
4Latinquiēscō—
5Latinquiēs—
6Proto-Italickʷiētis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “requiten”

  • requite
  • unrequitable
  • requiter
  • requitement
  • requitable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →