Where does “verkwikken” come from?
verkwikken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwik, 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.
verkwikken (Dutch): to freshen up, refresh
Definitions
- to freshen up, refresh
Ancestry of “verkwikken”, step by step
verkwikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kwik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwik | the element mercury; thermometer; Alternative... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | quic | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | quic | living, alive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwiku | alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |