Where does “cwice” come from?

cwice (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

cwice (Old English): couch grass

Definitions

  1. couch grass

Ancestry of “cwice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “cwice”

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