Old English

cwic

‘alive’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English cwic.

4 English words in this record descend from Old English cwic, most familiar first.

• quick ← quik
• quicken ← quiken ← cwician
• quicksilver ← quyk silver ← cwicseolfor
• quickness ← quyknesse ← quyk

Etymograph / Old English cwic