Where does “wiccaning” come from?
wiccaning (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
wiccaning (English): A Wiccan ritual analogous to baptism for infants
Definitions
- A Wiccan ritual analogous to baptism for infants
Ancestry of “wiccaning”, step by step
wiccaning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |