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Where does “kvikr” come from?

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

kvikr (Old Norse): alive; lively, quick

Definitions

  1. alive; lively, quick

Ancestry of “kvikr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvikr”

  • kvick
  • kvikksand
  • kvikk
  • kvik
  • kjekk
  • kvik
  • kvik
  • kviksølv
  • kvikmynd
  • kvikmyndahús
  • kvikur
  • kvikur
  • kvikk
  • qvikker
  • qviker
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