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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
QUAY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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QUAY,
a wharf for vessels. (F.,—C.)
Spelt quay and kay in Phillips, ed. 1706; key in Cotgrave; keie
in Minsheu, ed. 1627. M.E. key, spelt keye, Eng.
Gilds, ed. Toulmin Smith, p. 374, l. 23; and see Prompt. Parv.—O.F.
quay (F. quai), 'the key of a haven;' Cot. The orig.
sense is 'enclosure,' a space set apart for unloading goods. Of
Celtic origin.—Bret. kaé,
an enclosure; W. cae, an enclosure, hedge, field, of which the old spelling was
cai (Rhys). ¶
Spelman confuses it with E. key, for which there appears to be no reason. [†]
ADDENDA
Anglo-F. kaie, kaye,
key; Gloss. to Liber Albus. With the W. cae cf. Irish cae,
a hedge, O. Irish cai, a house (Cormac's Glossary). 'The root
is KI (Skt. çí), whence
κοίτη, κόμη, Lat.
quies, Goth. haims, E. home;' Whitley
Stokes, in Phil. Soc. Trans. 1869, p. 254.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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