Where does “Wyckoff” come from?
Wyckoff (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijk, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
Ancestry of “Wyckoff”, step by step
Wyckoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijk | neighborhood; district |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hof | court; court of law; short form of gerechtshof;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hof | court, enclosed space; garden; farmstead |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hof | court, farmstead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |