quaken

== German == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to quack”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Dutch kwaken (“to croak”), English quack. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkvaːkən/, [ˈkʰvaːkŋ] === Verb === quaken (weak, third-person singular present quakt, past tense quakte, past participle gequakt, auxiliary haben) (ducks) to quack (frogs) to croak ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “quaken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “quaken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “quaken” in Duden online “quaken” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle English == === Alternative forms === quake, quakien, quakiȝen, quaake, qwaken, qwake, qwhake, kwaken cwakien, cwakie (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwakōn, from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną. See English quake for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwaːkən/ === Verb === quaken To tremble with fear or anger. To tremble from illness, cold, or heat. To shake; to quake. (figurative) To be scared (as if trembling) (rare) To shift from side to side. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== erthequake ==== Descendants ==== English: quake Scots: quak === References === “quāken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.