Where does “quec” come from?

quec (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

quec (Old High German): quick

Definitions

  1. quick

Ancestry of “quec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
2Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “quec”

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