Where does “wiċċe” come from?

wiċċe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European wik-néh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wiċċe (Old English): (female) witch

Definitions

  1. (female) witch

Ancestry of “wiċċe”, step by step

wiċċe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wikkōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwikkōnąto practice sorcery
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwik-néh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old English wiċċa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
2Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock

Words derived from “wiċċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wik-néh₂- →