Where does “kvickna” come from?
kvickna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish qvikna, from Old Norse kvikna, from Proto-Germanic kwiknaną, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
kvickna (Swedish): to come alive
Ancestry of “kvickna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | qvikna | to come to life |
| 2 | Old Norse | kvikna | to quicken, come to life; to be kindled; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwiknaną | to come to life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |