Where does “quik” come from?

quik (Middle English) comes 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.

quik (Middle English): living, alive, active; active, alert; vibrant,...

Definitions

  1. living, alive, active; active, alert; vibrant,...

Ancestry of “quik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwicliving, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,...
2Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
3Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “quik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →