Where does “quick-freeze” come from?
quick-freeze (English) comes from English Quick, from Middle English quik, from Old English cwic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
quick-freeze (English): A chamber or device in which the temperature may...
Definitions
- A chamber or device in which the temperature may...
Ancestry of “quick-freeze”, step by step
quick-freeze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Quick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Quick | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast |
| 2 | Middle English | quik | living, alive, active; active, alert; vibrant,... |
| 3 | Old English | cwic | living, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,... |
| 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 English freeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freeze | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to... |
| 2 | Middle English | fresen | To freeze; to become frozen or reach freezing... |
| 3 | Old English | frēosan | to freeze |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | freusan | to freeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | freusaną | to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prews- | to freeze; frost |