Etymology of the English word quay
the English word
quayderived from the Old French word
kaiderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kwenonderived from the North French word
caiDate
The earliest known usage of quay in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kaai, English
quai, English
kay, French
quai, German
Kai, Norwegian
kai, Portuguese
caes, Spanish
cayos, Swedish
kajUsage
Word found in Modern English
