Where does “kvik” come from?
kvik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
kvik (Norwegian Bokmål): quick
Ancestry of “kvik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kvikr | alive; lively, quick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |