Where does “cwic” come from?

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

cwic (Old English): living, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,...

Definitions

  1. living, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “cwic”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cwic”

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