Etymology of the English word quince
the English word
quincederived from the English word
qwincederived from the Old French word
cooinderived from the New Latin word
cotoneum (quince; quince tree)
Date
The earliest known usage of quince in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kwee, French
coing, German
Quitte, Italian
cotogna, Norwegian
kvede, Provençal
codoing, Swedish
kvittenUsage
Word found in Modern English
