English
quitline
From quit + line.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- ‘to rest’
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Old French quitte ‘acquitted, free’
Old French quitter ‘to release, quit’
Anglo-Norman quitter
Middle English quiten
English quit
Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’
Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’
Old English līne ‘line’
Middle English line ‘rope’
English line
Today it means
noun A helpline offering advanced treatment for addiction and behavior change.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / quitline