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.
wicked (English): Evil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...
Definitions
- Evil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...
Ancestry of “wicked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wicked | Alternative form of wikked |
| 2 | Middle English | wicke | Alternative form of wikke; wick |
| 3 | Old English | wiċċa | male witch; witch , sorcerer, warlock; witch ,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | — |
Words derived from “wicked”