Where does “quei” come from?
quei (Old French) comes 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.
quei (Old French): quiet, still
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Words derived from “quei”