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Where does “kvitta” come from?

kvitta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish qvitta, 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 — to rest; rest, peace.

kvitta (Swedish): to not matter

Definitions

  1. to not matter

Ancestry of “kvitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishqvitta—
2Old Frenchquiter—
3Latinquiētō—
4Latinquiētus—
5Latinquiēscō—
6Latinquiēs—
7Proto-Italickʷiētis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyéh₁tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →