cwacian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === cwæcian, cuacian === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, probably onomatopoeic in origin. Cognate with Dutch kwak (“pile of sperm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɑ.ki.ɑn/ === Verb === cwacian to quake ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ācwacian cweċċan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: quaken, quake, quakien, quakiȝen, quaake, qwaken, qwake, qwhake, kwaken, cwakien, cwakie (Early Middle English)English: quakeScots: quak === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “quake”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.