Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwikwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (to live).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kwikwą n

  1. living creature; animal
  2. livestock; sheep; cattle

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwikwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwikwą *kwikwō
vocative *kwikwą *kwikwō
accusative *kwikwą *kwikwō
genitive *kwikwas, *kwikwis *kwikwǫ̂
dative *kwikwai *kwikwamaz
instrumental *kwikwō *kwikwamiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: quik, quek
  • Old Saxon: *quik
    • Middle Low German: quik, quek (in compounds)
  • Old Dutch: *quic, *quicc
  • Old High German: *quic, *quec