cweccan

Old English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to shake, swing, move, vibrate; shake off, give up

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwakjaną (swing, shake, shake about, jolt) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (shake, swing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷog-

Gloss

shake, swing

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vexo Latin
*gʷegs- Proto-Indo-European
*gʷog- Proto-Indo-European
*kwakjaną Proto-Germanic
*kwakōną Proto-Germanic
cwacian Old English
cweċċan Old English
quaken Middle English