Where does “wikke” come from?

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

wikke (Middle English): evil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;...

Definitions

  1. evil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;...

Ancestry of “wikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
2Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “wikke”

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