Where does “Wicca” come from?

Wicca derives from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-Germanic wikkô and wikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European wik-néh₂- and weyk-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey-.

Wicca (English): A 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

Definitions

  1. A 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

Ancestry of “Wicca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
2Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “Wicca”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →