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Where does “קוויטל” come from?

קוויטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קוויט, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kwit, from French cuire, from Middle French cuire, from Old French cuire, from Late Latin coco, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.

קוויטל (Yiddish): Diminutive of קוויט : little note, slip of paper;...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of קוויט : little note, slip of paper;...

Ancestry of “קוויטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקוויטreceipt
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkwit—
3Frenchcuireto cook; first-person singular present indicative...
4Middle FrenchcuireAlternative form of cuyre
5Old Frenchcuireto cook
6Late Latincoco—
7Latincoquō—
8EnglishCook—
9Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
10Middle High Germankochento cook
11Old High Germankohhōnto cook
12Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
13Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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