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

Definitions

  1. to come to life

Ancestry of “kwiknaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwiknaną”

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