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Where does “kwakjaną” come from?

kwakjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

kwakjaną (Proto-Germanic): to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,...

Definitions

  1. to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,...

Ancestry of “kwakjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “kwakjaną”

  • quitch
  • quitchgrass
  • quecchen
  • quytchen
  • quicchen
  • cweccan
  • cweċċan
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