kvikksand
Norwegian
noun
Definitions
- quicksand
- precarious situation, hopeless tangle; quagmire
Etymology
Compound from Norwegian Bokmål kvikk + Norwegian Bokmål sand.
Origin
Norwegian
sand
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kattesand Norwegian Bokmål
- kvikk Norwegian Bokmål
- oljesand Norwegian Bokmål
- sand Norwegian Bokmål
- sandbanke Norwegian Bokmål
- sandblåse Norwegian Bokmål
- sanddyne Norwegian Bokmål
- sandholdig Norwegian Bokmål
- sandkorn Norwegian Bokmål
- sandpapir Norwegian Bokmål
- sandsekk Norwegian Bokmål
- sandstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- sandstrand Norwegian Bokmål
- kvikr Old Norse
- sandr Old Norse