Where does “kwik(k)w” come from?

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

kwik(k)w (Proto-West Germanic): alive; lively, quick

Definitions

  1. alive; lively, quick

Ancestry of “kwik(k)w”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kwik(k)w”

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