Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *kwakkjan, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kwakjaną (to shake, shake about, jolt, swing), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (to shake, swing). Cognate with Old English cwacian (to quake, tremble, quiver, chatter). More at quake.

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Verb edit

cweċċan

  1. (transitive) to shake, swing, move, vibrate; shake off, give up
  2. (of a weapon) to brandish

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: quecchen