Where does “wāclīċ” come from?

wāclīċ (Old English) comes from Old English wāc, from Proto-West Germanic waikw, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wāclīċ (Old English): poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry

Definitions

  1. poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry

Ancestry of “wāclīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwācweak, bendsome
2Proto-West Germanicwaikwweak, soft, pliable
3Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wāclīċ”

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