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)

German (11)

Old English (8)

Middle English (6)

Norwegian Bokmål (4)

Icelandic (3)

Danish (3)

Old Swedish (3)

Middle High German (3)

Dutch (2)

Swedish (2)

Old High German (2)

Old Norse (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Old Frisian (1)

Irish (1)

Ido (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Faroese (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle Low German (1)