cwic

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • living, live, alive
  • mentally agile; intelligent, keen

Etymology

Inherited from *kwik(k)w inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (alive, living, quick, active) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷih₃wós

Gloss

alive

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