Where does “cwicbeam” come from?

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

cwicbeam (Old English): quickbeam

Definitions

  1. quickbeam

Ancestry of “cwicbeam”, step by step

cwicbeam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwicliving, live, alive; mentally agile; intelligent,...
2Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
3Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Old English bēam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēamtree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...
2Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
3Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →
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