Etymology of the English word quash
the English word
quashderived from the Old French word
quasserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
quassare (shake repeatedly; wave, flourish)
derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-Date
The earliest known usage of quash in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
quashed,
quashingCognates
Catalan
cassar, Dutch
casseren, French
casser, French
caser, French
catir, French
écacher, German
Kassiber, Italian
quatto, Italian
cassare, Italian
casare, Norwegian
kassere, Provençal
quait, Spanish
cacho, Spanish
casar, Swedish
kasseraUsage
Word found in Modern English
