Looks like a definite link between those, doesn't it?
Helene
--- Bev Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Helene Gannac wrote:
>
> > >...Interesting use of the word 'quilt' with 'knitting' however..
> >
> > I wonder if the English word "quilt" comes from teh French "couette" (pr.
> > like
>
> Or they both come from the Middle English/Old French word 'cuilte'
>
> I think the quilt of a 'knitted quilt' refers to a bedcovering, but not
> necessarily a quilt, which is most usually two layers of fabric holding a
> filling of carded wool, cotton, or feathers.
>
> Thank you for mentioning 'couette' ;)
>
> For those taking notes, the origin of 'knitting' is the Old English
> 'cnyttan' to knot (itself OE cnotta)
>
> --
> bye for (k)now
> Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
> Cdn. floral bobbins
> www.woodhavenbobbins.com
>
>
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