kvick

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • quick, fast
  • quick-witted

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish qvikker inherited from Old Norse kvikr (alive) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (alive, living, quick, active) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷih₃wós

Gloss

alive

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