Where does “kvitt” come from?
kvitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, 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.
kvitt (Norwegian Bokmål): neuter singular of kvit; være / bli kvitt - be...
Definitions
- neuter singular of kvit; være / bli kvitt - be...
Ancestry of “kvitt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kvittr | loose rumour, report; quit, acquitted |
| 2 | Middle Low German | quit | — |
| 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 |