Where does “quecchen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “quecchen”, step by step

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