Where does “wickless” come from?
wickless (English) comes from English Wick, from Middle English wik, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją — to see.
wickless (English): That does not have a wick
Definitions
- That does not have a wick
Ancestry of “wickless”, step by step
wickless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wick | OS grid ref ND3650 |
| 2 | Middle English | wik | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 4 | German | witz | joke |
| 5 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |