kvikna

Icelandic

/ˈkʰvɪhkna/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to start, become lit
  • (intransitive) to come on
  • (intransitive) to come into being, begin to exist, spring forth

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kvikna inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (live).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷeyh₃-

Gloss

live

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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