Etymology

disquieting

dis·quiet·ing
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Today it means: Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy. Full definition →

English disquiet ← Middle English quiete ← French quiet
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷyeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kʷyéh₁tis
  12. Proto-Italic*kʷjētis
  13. Latinquiēs
  14. Latinquiēscō
  15. Latinquiētus
  16. Frenchquiet
  17. Middle Englishquiete
  18. Englishquiet
  19. Englishdisquiet
  20. English todaydisquieting

From disquiet + -ing.

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