Where does “wicker” come from?

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

wicker (Middle English): comparative degree of wikke

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of wikke

Ancestry of “wicker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwikkeevil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;...
2Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →Every word from Old English wiċċa →Every word from Middle English wikke →