Where does “víčko” come from?

víčko (Czech) comes from Esperanto Viko, from English Wicca, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.

víčko (Czech): eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelid

Ancestry of “víčko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoVikoWicca
2EnglishWiccaA neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals
3Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from English Wicca →