Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryT
Words like "queen", "quick", etc, were originally spelt with a "cw" or "kw" at the beginning. The word "quay", on the other hand, is a French spelling of the Middle English word "key" or "cay". It's never had a "w" sound in it.
|
Granted the word origins aren't the same, but other words often use the qw so that's probably where it came from.