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Where does “unwicked” come from?

unwicked (English) comes from English wicked, from Middle English wicked, from Middle English wicke, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō.

unwicked (English): Not wicked ; innocuous; Not wicked ; wickless

Definitions

  1. Not wicked ; innocuous; Not wicked ; wickless

Ancestry of “unwicked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwickedEvil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...
2Middle EnglishwickedAlternative form of wikked
3Middle EnglishwickeAlternative form of wikke; wick
4Old Englishwiċċamale witch; witch , sorcerer, warlock; witch ,...
5Proto-West Germanic*wikkō—
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