Where does “wīcan” come from?

wīcan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wīcan (Old Dutch): to yield, to make way

Definitions

  1. to yield, to make way

Ancestry of “wīcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwīkwanto yield, to fold
2Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wīcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →