Where does “wicke” come from?
wicke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wicka, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.
Ancestry of “wicke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wicka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkjā | — |
| 3 | Latin | vicia | vetch |
| 4 | Middle Low German | Wicke | — |