Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwikwā
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwikwǭ.
Noun
*kwikwā f
- a type of grass, similar to wheat
- couch grass
Inflection
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kwikwā | |
| Genitive | *kwikwōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kwikwā | *kwikwōn |
| Accusative | *kwikwōn | *kwikwōn |
| Genitive | *kwikwōn | *kwikwōnō |
| Dative | *kwikwōn | *kwikwōm, *kwikwum |
| Instrumental | *kwikwōn | *kwikwōm, *kwikwum |
Alternative reconstructions
- *kwikkwā
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: cwice
- Middle English: quike, quyke, quich
- English: quitch, couch
- ⇒ English: quitchgrass, couch grass
- ⇒ English: quickgrass, quackgrass
- ⇒ Early Scots: quickens
- English: quitch, couch
- Middle English: quike, quyke, quich
- Old Frisian: *kwike
- Old Saxon: *kwika, *kweka, *kwekka
- Old Dutch: *kwika, *kweka, *kwekka
- Old High German: kwekka, quecka