Where does “qvikna” come from?

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

qvikna (Old Swedish): to come to life

Definitions

  1. to come to life

Ancestry of “qvikna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviknato quicken, come to life; to be kindled; to...
2Proto-Germanickwiknanąto come to life
3Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “qvikna”

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