Where does “quickfidel” come from?

quickfidel (German) comes from German quick, from Middle Low German quick, from Old Saxon quik, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

quickfidel (German): healthy, lively

Definitions

  1. healthy, lively

Ancestry of “quickfidel”, step by step

quickfidel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German quick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquicklively
2Middle Low Germanquick—
3Old Saxonquik—
4Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
5Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via German fidel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfidelcheerful
2Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →
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