English
quoth
Quoth comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- ‘resin, gum’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷet-‘resin, gum’root as named
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwaþreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cwæþ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500quoth
- Englishearliest quotation 1807same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷet-‘resin, gum’root as named
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwaþreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cwæþ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500quoth
- Englishearliest quotation 1807same form
Earliest quotation: 1807, Samuel Henshall, The Gothic Gospel of Saint Matthew: “But the Healing-one stood before the under-king, and the…”
The story
Unrelated to quote.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- ‘resin, gum’
pudding, bowel, quid, bitumen, bequest, cud, botulism, botulinum, bequeath, 13 more
Today it means
verb Said.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- / quoth