Where does “kvikksand” come from?

kvikksand (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sand, from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

kvikksand (Norwegian Bokmål): quicksand; precarious situation, hopeless tangle;...

Definitions

  1. quicksand; precarious situation, hopeless tangle;...

Ancestry of “kvikksand”, step by step

kvikksand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsandsand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Norwegian Bokmål kvikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkvikkfast, quick, easy; lively; quick-witted
2Old Norsekvikralive; lively, quick
3Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →