Where does “*quinchen” come from?

*quinchen (Middle English) comes from Middle English quicchen, from Old English cweċċan, from Proto-Germanic kwakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

Ancestry of “*quinchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquicchen—
2Old Englishcweċċanto shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give...
3Proto-Germanickwakjanąto shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakjaną →Every word from Old English cweċċan →