quyksande
Middle English
/ˈkwik(ə)sand/
noun
Definitions
- quicksand
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cwecesand (quicksand) derived from Proto-Germanic *kwikwasamdaz affix from Middle English quik + Middle English sand.
Origin
Middle English
sand
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- quick English
- quicksand English
- quicksandlike English
- quicksandy English
- sand English
- *kwikwasamdaz Proto-Germanic
- kvicksand Swedish
- cwecesand Old English
- cwic Old English
- sand Old English
- quik Middle English
- quyk silver Middle English
- sand Middle English
- quicsant Middle Dutch