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

1. couch grass

Descendants

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