Where does “kwiknaną” come from?
kwiknaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
kwiknaną (Proto-Germanic): to come to life
Ancestry of “kwiknaną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “kwiknaną”