Where does “wijk” come from?
wijk (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.
wijk (Dutch): neighborhood; district
Definitions
- neighborhood; district
Ancestry of “wijk”, step by step
wijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wīc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 2 | German | witz | joke |
| 3 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle Dutch wijc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wijc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wīk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *wīk | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |