Where does “quic” come from?

quic (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

quic (Old Dutch): living, alive

Definitions

  1. living, alive

Ancestry of “quic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
2Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “quic”

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