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

wicke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wicke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickevetch (Vicia gen. et spp.)
2Middle High Germanwicke—
3Old High Germanwicka—
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkjāvetch
5Latinviciavetch
6Middle Low GermanWicke—

via Middle English wikke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwikkeevil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;...
2Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →Every word from Latin vicia →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā →