'asquint' originates from English, specifically formed from the prefix 'a-' plus the verb 'squint', where the prefix 'a-' originally meant 'on, in' and 'squint' meant 'to look obliquely.'

'asquint' changed from Middle English formations such as 'a-squint' or 'asquinten' (built from 'a-' + Middle English 'squinten') and eventually became the modern English word 'asquint'.

Initially, it meant 'in an oblique or sidelong manner,' and over time it has largely retained that meaning into modern usage.