Where does “kwiek” come from?

kwiek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch quic, from Old Dutch quic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

kwiek (Dutch): lively, quick

Definitions

  1. lively, quick

Ancestry of “kwiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquic—
2Old Dutchquicliving, alive
3Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
4Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →