Where does “kwek” come from?

kwek (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch kwik, from Middle Dutch quic, from Old Dutch quic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

kwek (Sranan Tongo): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “kwek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwikthe element mercury; thermometer; Alternative...
2Middle Dutchquic—
3Old Dutchquicliving, alive
4Proto-West Germanic*kwikualive
5Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →
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