English
quickwater
From quick + water.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
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Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz ‘alive’
Proto-West Germanic *kwiku ‘alive’
Old English cwic ‘alive’
Middle English quik ‘living’
English quick
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’
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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’
Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’
Old English wæter ‘water’
Middle English water ‘water’
English water
Today it means
noun Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / quickwater