Where does “kvitten” come from?

kvitten (Swedish) comes from Middle High German quiten, from Old High German quitina, from Latin quidonia, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

kvitten (Swedish): quince the plant

Definitions

  1. quince the plant

Ancestry of “kvitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanquitenThe quince
2Old High Germanquitina—
3Latinquidonia—
4Latincotōneuma quince (fruit)
5Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “kvitten”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Latin cotōneum →Every word from Latin quidonia →