Where does “kwikwaz” come from?

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

kwikwaz (Proto-Germanic): alive; lively, quick

Definitions

  1. alive; lively, quick

Ancestry of “kwikwaz”, step by step

kwikwaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*gʷih₃wós

Words derived from “kwikwaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós