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Where does “wikke” come from?

wikke (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wicke, from Old Dutch *wikka, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.

wikke (Dutch): vetch, leguminous plant of the genus "Vicia"

Definitions

  1. vetch, leguminous plant of the genus "Vicia"

Ancestry of “wikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwicke—
2Old Dutch*wikka—
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkjā—
4Latinviciavetch
5Middle Low GermanWicke—
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →