Etymology of the English word quest
the English word
questderived from the Old French word
questederived from the Latin word
quaesitaderived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
derived from the French word
questderived from the Latin word
quaesitaderived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
Date
The earliest known usage of quest in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
