Where does “wicked” come from?

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

wicked (English): Evil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...

Definitions

  1. Evil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...

Ancestry of “wicked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwickedAlternative form of wikked
2Middle EnglishwickeAlternative form of wikke; wick
3Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “wicked”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from Middle English wicke →
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