Where does “wikked” come from?
wikked (Middle English) comes from Middle English wikke, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.
wikked (Middle English): evil, wrong, immoral; sinful, depraved;...
Definitions
- evil, wrong, immoral; sinful, depraved;...
Ancestry of “wikked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wikke | evil, morally wrong, wicked; sinful, depraved;... |
| 2 | Old English | wiċċa | (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | sorcerer, warlock |
Words derived from “wikked”