Meanings
adjectivequicksilverish (comparative more quicksilverish, superlative most quicksilverish)
comparative more quicksilverish · superlative most quicksilverish
- Like quicksilver.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Germanic*kwikwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*kwiku
- Old Englishcwic
- Proto-Germanic*silubrą
- Proto-West Germanic*silubr
- Old Englishseolfor
- Old Englishcwicseolfor
- Middle Englishquyk silver
- Englishquicksilver
- Englishquicksilverish
From quicksilver + -ish.
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