Where does “wichelen” come from?

wichelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wigelen, from Proto-Germanic wigulōną.

wichelen (Dutch): to dowse, to divine

Definitions

  1. to dowse, to divine

Ancestry of “wichelen”, step by step

wichelen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch wigelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwigelento wiggle
2Proto-Germanicwigulōną—

via Middle Dutch wichelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwichelen—

via Middle Dutch wijchelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijchelen—

Words derived from “wichelen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wigulōną →Every word from Middle Dutch wigelen →