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/ Rhymes: -i.ke === Noun === cwice f couch grass ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: quike, quyke, quich English: quitch, couch ⇒ English: quitchgrass, couch grass ⇒ English: quickgrass, quackgrass ⇒ Early Scots: quickens Scots: quickene, quicken