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Where does “wiccan” come from?

wiccan (English) comes from English Wicca, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō.

Ancestry of “wiccan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWicca—
2Old Englishwiċċamale witch; witch , sorcerer, warlock; witch ,...
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkō—

Words derived from “wiccan”

  • wiccaning
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