Where does “wikid” come from?

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

wikid (Jamaican Creole): wicked, evil, unrighteous

Definitions

  1. wicked, evil, unrighteous

Ancestry of “wikid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwickedEvil or mischievous by nature; Excellent;...
2Middle EnglishwickedAlternative form of wikked
3Middle EnglishwickeAlternative form of wikke; wick
4Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
5Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from Middle English wicke →