Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “wicke” come from?

wicke (English) comes from German wicke, from Middle High German wicke, from Old High German wicka, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.

wicke (English): Obsolete form of wicked

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of wicked

Ancestry of “wicke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwicke—
2Middle High Germanwicke—
3Old High Germanwicka—
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkjā—
5Latinviciavetch
6Middle Low GermanWicke—
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →