Where does “wēoce” come from?

wēoce (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wēoce (Old English): wick

Definitions

  1. wick

Ancestry of “wēoce”, step by step

wēoce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *weukā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*weukā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Proto-West Germanic *weukā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*weukā—

Words derived from “wēoce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →