cwice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwikwā, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive; living; quick”), related to Old High German quecca, Middle Low German kweke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.ke/

Noun

cwice f

couch grass

Descendants

Middle English: quike, quyke, quich
- English: quitch, couch
  - ⇒ English: quitchgrass, couch grass
- ⇒ English: quickgrass, quackgrass
- ⇒ Early Scots: quickens
  - Scots: quickene, quicken