quicksand

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

Concepten

drijfzand

drijfzand

Synoniemen

shifting sand

running sand

quagmire

drift sand

quick sand

sludge

snare

trap

🪤

floating sand

heaving sand

soil flow

unfixed sand

mobile sand

wind drift sand

bog

blown sand

marsh

mud

puddle

Vertalingen

Treibsand

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

κινούμενη άμμος

areia movediça

sabbie mobili

arena movediza

βούρκος

arenas movedizas

άμμος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

κινητή άμμος

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: quyksande

Overgenomen van Oudengels: cwecesand

Verwant aan Zweeds: kvicksand

Verwant aan IJslands: kviksandur

In summary

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.