Where does “kvikk” come from?

kvikk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

kvikk (Westrobothnian): Alive; The inner part of a horn; the soft bone...

Definitions

  1. Alive; The inner part of a horn; the soft bone...

Ancestry of “kvikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvikralive; lively, quick
2Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →