Etymograph

English

squint

Squint comes from English asquint ‘obliquely, with a sidelong glance’.

  1. English1500–presentasquint1‘obliquely, with a sidelong glance’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1887squint1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English squint
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1887, The Forum:: “Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is…”.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentasquintWiktionary, English squint‘obliquely, with a sidelong glance’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1887squintWiktionary, English squint. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1887, The Forum:: “Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is…”

Every English word from English asquint

Today it means

verb To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “squint”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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