Where does “Wiccanness” come from?
Wiccanness (English) comes from English Ness, from Middle English nesse, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.
Wiccanness (English): The quality of being Wiccan
Definitions
- The quality of being Wiccan
Ancestry of “Wiccanness”, step by step
Wiccanness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |
via English wiccan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wiccan | Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca |
| 2 | English | Wicca | 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 |
| 3 | Old English | wiċċa | (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | sorcerer, warlock |