{"id":1936,"date":"2022-05-14T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T12:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2022-05-21T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:39:59","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-quiet-%f0%9f%a4%ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1936","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Quiet \ud83e\udd2b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Quiet \ud83e\udd2b\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-14T12:19:07+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we're looking into the origins of the word quiet.\n\n\n\nQuiet [\u02c8kwa\u026a.\u026at \/ \u02c8kwa\u026a.\u0259t] means:\n\n \tmaking little or no noise or sound\n \tfree or comparatively free of noise\n \tsilent\n \trestrained in speech or manner\n \tfree from disturbance or tumult; pea...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9735\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1936-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1936-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quiet.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we&#8217;re looking into the origins of the word <strong>quiet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/104656857@N06\/44691767761\/in\/photolist-2b6fZw2-drvosv-2mRHWu7-e1PCrK-fBKpm-dEqRGH-dmqb9d-nzz6Uo-XHx8uM-7q5TsM-5HhLFz-2kGPaLk-2kNUnoi-ArLny5-2n4hQvc-2jH7PWo-2mngDNJ-2jH7EsZ-2jH7DDe-2kiEkm3-2hS4PXc-23umcoy-2hZ6obF-2jHbfJb-2jHbnkh-2jH7G5m-2jHbna7-2jHbmXy-2jHbocT-2jH7MdY-2jH7FhQ-2jHc8cw-2jHbkKd-2jH7DTh-2jHbkZb-2jHc8AN-nJbus9-2jHbiBA-2jH7HPD-2jHcbBH-2jHc66T-2jH7Gg3-2jH7LeZ-2jHc7pV-2jH7GZC-2hgKicA-2jHcbZw-2jHcbhQ-2jH7GSt-2jHc5Sb\" title=\"Quietness\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1896\/44691767761_634d15e0b1_z.jpg\" alt=\"Quietness\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quiet<\/strong> [\u02c8kwa\u026a.\u026at \/ \u02c8kwa\u026a.\u0259t] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>making little or no noise or sound<\/li>\n<li>free or comparatively free of noise<\/li>\n<li>silent<\/li>\n<li>restrained in speech or manner<\/li>\n<li>free from disturbance or tumult; peaceful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>quiete<\/em> (peace, rest, gentleness), from the Old French <em>quiet(e)<\/em> (tranquil, calm), from the Latin <em>qui\u0113tus<\/em> (at rest, quiet, peaceful), from <em>qui\u0113sc\u014d<\/em> (I rest, sleep, repose), from <em>qui\u0113s<\/em> (rest, repose, quiet) from the PIE <em>*k\u02b7yeh\u2081-<\/em> (to rest; peace) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/quiet#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same Latin root include <strong>acquiesce<\/strong> (to rest satisfied, to assent to), <strong>coy<\/strong> (bashful, shy, retiring), <strong>quit<\/strong> (to abandon, leave), <strong>requiem<\/strong> (a mass or piece of music to honour a dead person) and <strong>tranquil<\/strong> (calm, peaceful) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*k%CA%B7yeh%E2%82%81-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>while<\/strong> comes from the same PIE root, via the Old English <em>hw\u012bl<\/em> (while, period of time), the Proto-West Germanic <em>*hw\u012blu<\/em> (period of rest, pause, time, while), and the Proto-Germanic <em>*hw\u012bl\u014d<\/em> (time, while, pause) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/frog#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other words from the same PIE root include <strong>wijl<\/strong> [\u02c8\u028b\u025bi\u032fl] (when, while), in Dutch, <strong>Weile<\/strong> [\u02c8va\u026a\u032fl\u0259] (while), in German, <strong>hvile<\/strong> [\u02c8vi\u02d0l\u0259] (rest, repose, to rest) in Danish and Norwegian, <strong>chwila<\/strong> [\u02c8xfi.la] (moment, instant) in Polish and <strong>\u0445\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/strong> [x\u028be\u02c8\u026b\u026an\u0250] (minute) in Ukrainian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*k%CA%B7yeh%E2%82%81-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eheKT8t-z24\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eheKT8t-z24\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>By the way, I wrote a new song this week called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/songs\/sager\/quietplease.htm\">Quiet Please<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1268921986&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\" title=\"Simon Ager\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Ager<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\/quietplease\" title=\"Quiet Please\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Quiet Please<\/a><\/div>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Quiet \ud83e\udd2b\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-14T12:19:07+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we're looking into the origins of the word quiet.\n\n\n\nQuiet [\u02c8kwa\u026a.\u026at \/ \u02c8kwa\u026a.\u0259t] means:\n\n \tmaking little or no noise or sound\n \tfree or comparatively free of noise\n \tsilent\n \trestrained in speech or manner\n \tfree from disturbance or tumult; pea...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9736\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1936-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1936-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quiet.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we&#8217;re looking into the origins of the word quiet. Quiet [\u02c8kwa\u026a.\u026at \/ \u02c8kwa\u026a.\u0259t] means: making little or no noise or sound free or comparatively free of noise silent restrained in speech or manner free from disturbance or tumult; peaceful It comes from the Middle English quiete (peace, rest, gentleness), from the Old French quiet(e) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,24,4,50,84,55,109,1,63,57,59,119,118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-german","category-language","category-latin","category-norwegian-norsk","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-polish-polski","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-west-germanic","category-ukrainian-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1936"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1953,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions\/1953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}