Where does “kvikna” come from?

kvikna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwiknaną, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

kvikna (Old Norse): to quicken, come to life; to be kindled; to...

Definitions

  1. to quicken, come to life; to be kindled; to...

Ancestry of “kvikna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwiknanąto come to life
2Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “kvikna”

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