Where does “kvitt” come from?
kvitt (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
kvitt (Swedish): }} get rid of, shake off
Definitions
- }} get rid of, shake off
Ancestry of “kvitt”, step by step
kvitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German quit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | quit | — |
| 2 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 3 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 4 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 5 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Swedish kvittra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvittra | to twitter (make high-pitched vocalizations typical of (smaller) birds) |