Where does “quit” come from?

quit (Middle Low German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “quit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquittefree; liberated
2Latinquiētusat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
3Latinquiēscōto rest, sleep, repose
4Latinquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose
5Proto-Italickʷiētis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “quit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷiētis →
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