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;...
Ancestry of “wīcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wīkwan | to yield, to fold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “wīcan”