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Where does “qvitta” come from?

qvitta (Old Swedish) comes from Old French quiter, from Latin quiētō, 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 “qvitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquiter—
2Latinquiētō—
3Latinquiētus—
4Latinquiēscō—
5Latinquiēs—
6Proto-Italickʷiētis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “qvitta”

  • kvitta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →