Where does “wicca” come from?

wicca (Finnish) comes from English Wicca, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.

wicca (Finnish): Wicca; Wiccan

Definitions

  1. Wicca; Wiccan

Ancestry of “wicca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWiccaA neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals
2Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “wicca”

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