quitch

English

/kwɪtʃ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To shake (something); to stir, move.
  • (intransitive) To stir; to move.
  • (intransitive) To flinch; shrink.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quicchen inherited from Old English cweċċan (give up, vibrate, shake, shake off, move, swing) 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
🤝

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms