Words that come from Proto-Germanic “kwikwaz”
106 words across 27 languages descend from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz — including quick, squid, quicksilver, quickie, quicksort, quickstep, quickwitted, quicksighted.
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English (41)
- quick
- squid
- quicksilver
- quickie
- quicksort
- quickstep
- quickwitted
- quicksighted
- quicky
- quickdraw
- quickwittedness
- quickstart
- quicklike
- squidlike
- quicksilvery
- superquick
- quickish
- quickbeam
- unquick
- ultraquick
- quicksmart
- quickwittedly
- squiddy
- quicksilverish
- quickwork
- quicksilvering
- squidder
- quick-witted
- quick-freeze
- quick-wittedly
- giant squid
- damp squid
- quick bread
- quicksave
- quickplay
- quickselect
- squidling
- quickscope
- quicksome
- common squid
- quick-sighted