Where does “cwacian” come from?

cwacian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

cwacian (Old English): to quake

Definitions

  1. to quake

Ancestry of “cwacian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “cwacian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōną →