Where does “querant” come from?

querant (Old French) comes from Latin quaerens, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

querant (Old French): present participle of querre

Definitions

  1. present participle of querre

Ancestry of “querant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaerensseeking, looking for; asking, questioning,...
2Latinquaerōto seek, look for
3Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →