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Where does “wikke” come from?

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

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 Englishwiċċamale witch; witch , sorcerer, warlock; witch ,...
2Proto-West Germanic*wikkō—

Words derived from “wikke”

  • wickedness
  • wicke
  • wickednes
  • wikked
  • wicker
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō →