kvikr

From Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also Old English cwic, Old High German quec. Ultimately from from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

kvikr

1. alive

• Icelandic: kvikur
• Faroese: kvikur
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: kvikk, kjekk
  • Nynorsk: kvik, kvikk
• Swedish: kvick
• Danish: kvik